arraigned and condemned of high treason The fift of Iuly arriued at London Prince George Lodwicke Langraue of Lutenburgh c. being sent Ambassador from Rodolphus the second of that name Emperour of the Romans vnto the Kings Maiestie to congratulate his peacefull enioying this Kingdome and the rest of his lawfull inheritance and for continuance of ancient amity with the King of Great Brittaine and the Emperours emperiall dignity this Ambassador was accompanied with thrée Earles and 24 Knights and Gentlemen he had a guard of muskets and an hundred other common persons and returned the 22 of Iuly The 8 of Iuly proclamation was made against Pirats and other English Mariners and Souldiers who vnder pretence of seruing the States robbed diuers Englishmen and other Nations who made complaint thereof vnto his Maiesty This is the third Proclamation against Pirats The 24 of Iuly died shireiffe Iones and two daies after Oliuer Stile Grocer was chosen shiriffe for the remainder of that yeare but the said Oliuer Stile was not chosen Alderman but remained as a Commoner because he had paid a fine before to acquite himselfe thereof and as he supposed of all other publicke offices wherein he deceiued himselfe The first of August died Sir Edmond Anderson Lord Chiefe Iustice of the 〈◊〉 Pleas a man very famous for Law Equity and Conscience he sate Iudge of that High Court thrée and twenty yeares he abhorred briberie he was vtterly against all Monopolies and Polipragmaes in concealements after him succéeded Sir Francis Gawdie a most iust Iudge and a great Lawier he died the 15 of December next following The 11 of August the King made Proclamation to redresse the misimployment of lands and goods and other things giuen to charitable vses William Caluerley of Caluerley in Yorkeshire Esquier murdered two of his owne children in his owne house then stabd his wife into the body with full entent to haue killed her and then instantly with like fury went from his house to haue slaine his youngest Child at nurse but was preuented he was prest to death in Yorke the 5 of August The 27 of August the King Quéene Prince with many of the Nobility being accompanied with the Ambassadors of Spaine and the Archduke were very royally receiued into Oxford where the King heard sundry disputations and himselfe made an Oration in Latine in presence of the whole assembly and for thrée daies space they were most sumptuously feasted by the Earle of Dorset Lord Treasurer of England and Chancellour of that Vniuersity who also gaue frée entertainement vnto all commers from morning vntill night during the Kings abode in Oxford The 29 of August 1605. the King by his Letters Pattents did incorporate the Woodmongers and Carmen of London and the Suburbes to be a Body Corporate and Politicke for euer by the name of Master Wardens and Fellowship of Woodmongers Thomas Hunt and Marke Snelling and Cuthbert Coleman were the first Master and Wardens thereof The last of August arriued at London Henricus Remelyus Principall Secretary of Estrate vnto Christianus the 4 King of Denmarke to be enstalled Knight of the Garter in his Kings right to whom the order of the Garter was sent two yeares before he returned the 28 of September The 29 of September the L. Archbishop of Canterbury was sworne a Priuy Counsellor of Estate at Hampton Court About the 20 of September sir Thomas Smith returned out of Russia being sent thither Ambassador the last yeare vnto the Emperour Boris Pheodorowich Godonoua at whose arriuall there he found the country in vprore and the Emperour in open warres against Demetrius who claimed the crowne then entered his territories with an armie of Polonians and seconded by certaine discontented Russians all which notwithstanding the Emperour vsed and entreated him very respectiuely and became so gratious with him as the Emperour graunted all that he desired and being returned from Mosco to Vollogda to embarke for England he vnderstood that the said Boris Pheodor had poisoned himselfe and that his sonne Pheodor Borossowich succéeded him who vpon knowledge that the English Ambassador was not yet departed dealt as kindly with him as his father had done as well in accepting his letters as promising to confirme whatsoeuer his father graunted but this yong Emperour died within eight wéekes after his coronation and the forenamed Demetrius the supposed sonne to the ancient Euan Vaselowich obtained the crowne which said Demetrius after his counsell had duely informed him of the serious purposed and discreet carriage of the English Ambassador from the King of England and that he remayned yet in Russia with all spéed sent Gauarillo Salmanoue a great Courtier vnto his Lordship with commission to giue him a honourable dispatch and to signifie his Maiesties most earnest desire to be in loue and amity with King Iames of England aboue all the Kings in the world Thomas Pearcy Robert Catesby Thomas Winter and others in the last yeare of the raigne of Quéene Elizabeth by the instigation of certaine Iesuits practised with the king of Spain to send a well furnished Army vpon England promising him great aide to entertaine them at their arriuall at Milford Hauen to that purpose the King promised to send them fifty thousand pound for leuying of horse and â—oot and preparation of Munition in England to second them but whilst this was in a manner concluded Quéene Elizabeth died and the King of Spaine vpon certaine knowledge that King Iames was established dispatched his Ambassadors and Commissioners for England for confirmation of a lasting Peace betweene them yet neuerthelesse the said Robert Catesbie sent Thomas Winter againe to the King of Spaine to resolicite their former proiect but the King answered him your old Queene is dead with whom I had warres and you haue a new King with whom I haue euer beene in good peace and amity and for continuance thereof I haue sent my speciall Commissioners and vntill I sée what will become thereof I will not hearken vnto any other course whatsoeuer When Winter returned and made this knowne vnto Catesby Pearcy and the rest then they beganne to cast about what they might doe of themselues to aduance the Roman Catholicke Religion but first they would see the euent of the first Parliament if that would mitigate any former Lawes and trie what good the Conclusion of Peace with Spaine would doe vnto them before they attempted any further but when they perceiued that neither Parliament nor publicke Peace sorted in any part to their desire and that the Peace concluded was rather a more ready meanes for the Law to proceede against them then otherwise because the Peace concerned onely the Amitie of Christian Princes for the generall good of Christendome without any particular or priuate respect then Catesby told the rest hee had a deuice in his head that should free them and the rest of the English Catholiques from their oppressions
that name King of Spaine and Albertus and Isabella Archdukes of Austria on the one part and the generall Estates of Holland Zealand and Frizeland on the other part In this truce were included all the newter Townes Forts and Cities This was done after either side had tried their vtmost fortunes and felt the bitter sting and cruell miserie of almost fiftie yeares bloudy wars to the great damage of all Christendome and aduantage of the vnreconcileable common enemy the Turke The last yeare and this spring according to his Maiesties expresse order vpon apparant reason and great likelihood of future good vtilitie to the common subiects of this land there were many thousands of young Mulbery trées brought hither out of France by Monsieur Francis Vertron alias Forest of Verton in Pycardie Esquire who had a Patent for the same for two yeares which were likewise by order sent into diuers shires and there planted for the féeding of Silkewormes to make silke like as it is made in France The last yeare at Gréenwich he kept great store of English Silkewormes the which the King with great pleasure came often to sée them worke and of their silke the King caused a peece of Taffata to be made It is but twenty yeares since the first generall making of silke in France And the like generall planting of Mulbery trées there who vntill then could not make Silke All which notwithstanding for many yeares past héere in England haue béene diuers ingenious and industrious English gentlemen who haue planted Mulberies made many trials taken great paines and béene at expences to bréede and féed their wormes and to make silke whereof they brought some to good perfection Amongst whom of most note is William Stallendge Esquier who at this time and before by his proper practise had bred great store of wormes to good perfection and thereof made good silke in London viz. 13 yeardes of Taffata and diuers payres of Stockings of sūdry colours which he presented vnto his Maiesty and vnto the Quéene and Prince and vnto many others the other yeare This Stallendge about thrée yeares past had a Pattent for seuen yeares to bring in Mulbery séeds and this yere according to the kings direction he and the forenamed Forrest planted Mulbery trées in most shires of England viz. M. Stallendge furnished the Westerne parts and M. Forest the Northen part the King planted Mulbery trées neere Saint Iames Parke The beautifull building in the Strand neare Durham house was begunne the tenth of Iune last past and was fully finished in Nouember following at the proper charges of Robert Earl of Salisburie Lord high Treasurer of England and vpon Tuesday the tenth of Aprill this yeare 1609 many of the vpper shops were richly furnished with wares and the next day after that the King Quéene and Prince the Lady Elizabeth and the Duke of Yorke with many great Lords and chiefe Ladies came thither and then the King gaue it a name and called it Britaine Burse The 8 of May the King by his Proclamation prohibited all forraine Nations that after August next they should not fish vpon any the coasts of England Scotland or Ireland nor the Isles adiacent without speciall licence from the Commissioners in that behalfe ordained viz. to haue licence from the Commissioners in London for Fishing neare England and Ireland and from the Commissioners in Edenbrough to fish in the Scottish seas and the Isles adiacent The first second and third of Iune the king in person royall heard the differences betwéene the ecclesiasticall and the temporall Iudges argued touching prohibitions out of the Kings Bench and Common Pleas. The 8.9 and 10. of Iune his Maiesty also in proper person accompanied with the L. Treasurer the Lord Priuy Seal the Lord Admirall the Lord Chamberlaine and others heard the manifold complaints of the abuses of the officers of his Nauy royall The 23 of Iune y e King Quéen and Prince with diuers great Lords and many others came to the Tower to make triall of the Lions single valour and to haue the Lions kill a great fierce Bare which had kild a child but the Lions being tried by one and one at a time and lastly by two together which were bred in that open yard where the Bare was put loose for combat yet would none of them assaile him but sled from him and sought to returne into their dens After the first Lyon was put forth then was there a stone horse put into the Bare and Lyon who when he had gased vpon them a little he fell to grasing standing in the midst betwéene them both and whereas at first there was but two mastifes let in who boldly sought with the Lyon there was now 6 dogges let in who flue all vpon the horse being most in their fight at their first entrance and would soone haue woried the horse to death but that sodainely euen as the King wisht there entered in 3 stout Bearwards who wondrous valiantly rescued the horse and brought away the dogges whilest the Lyon and Bare stood staring vpon them And the fift of Iuly this Bare according to the Kings expresse commaundement was bayted to death with dogs vpon a Stage and the mother of the murthered child had twenty pound giuen her out of the mony giuen by the people to see the death of the Bare About two yeares past viz. at Christmas 1607. the King borrowed of Francis Iones and Nicholas Salter and their partners being Farmers of the Custome house one hundred and twenty thousand pound for one whole yeare which said summe his Maiesty very gratiously and carefull repayed at Christmas 1608. with full royall consideration for the same In the moneth of March the last yeare 1608. the King borrowed of certaine other Citizens the sum of thréescore and thrée thousand pound for fiftéene months and this Midsomer day 1609 the King not onely repayed them all the said sum but allowed them likewise their full interest for the same viz. seauen thousand and fiue hundred pround as a royall recompence the King sent them word that hee had money ready for them and that if they would they should receiue their money before their day but they refused it Of late yeares certaine ingenious and industrious persons deuised and found out the making of Allome within the Kings Dominions viz. in Deuonshire and Ireland and lastly at Gysborrow and other places in Yorkeshire where the sayd Allom by this time was brought to full perfection by the Lord Sheffield and Sir Thomas Challoner Sir Dauid Fowllis Sir Iohn Bowrchier Knights and William Turner Nicholas Cryspe Elias Cryspe Abraham Chamberlaine Citizens of London to the great vse profit of the common wealth whereupon the first of Iuly the King by his Proclamation prohibited the bringing in of any Allome from beyond the seas into any part of his Maiesties dominions vpon pain of confiscation The King likewise
Adulteries The 26 of October ariued Olexsey Euanowich Iszazen from the yong Emperour of Russia Michaell Euanowich Vryoue hée returned the next spring and then the King sent Sir Iohn Merricke Knight Lord Ambassador to the sayd Emperour who according to his Commission with great paines and long trauaile made a firme Peace and League betwéene the King of Sweaden and the Emperour of Russia Thomas Benet Henry Iay Shrieues Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Grocer Maior The 4 of Nouember 1613. the Viscont Rochester was created Earle of Somerset and Baron of Branspeth and the same day in the afternoone Sir Edward Cooke Knight Lord chiefe Iustice of England was sworne a Priuie Counsellor Sonday the 26 of Decembert Robert Earle of Somerset maried the Lady Francis Howard daughter to Thomas Earle of Suffolke Sonday the 2 of Ianuary 1613. betweene the houres of twelue and one in the morning was Prince Henry Fredericke borne at Heydelberge in Germanie the first borne sonne of the most high borne Princesse the Lady Elizabeth the eldest daughter of the most High and Mighty Prince Iames King of Great Brittaine and wife to the most Noble Prince Fredericke the first Count Palatine chiefe of the Princes Electors he was christened the sixth of March. Thursday the 29 of March 1614. Sir Ralphe Winwood Knight Master of the Requests was sworne principall Secretary of Estate and Sir Thomas Lake Knight Clerke of the Priuie Signet was sworne a Priuie Counsellor The 15 of Iune died Henry Earle of Northamton and was buried in the chappell of Douer castle he founded thrée Hospitalls one whereof was at Gréenewich which he ordained should be for euer gouerned by the company of Mercers of London In the moneth of Iuly this yeare 1614. the King of Denmarke with thrée shippes arriued at Yarmouth accompanied and attended by his Lord Chancellor and Lord Admirall and diuers other of quallity and a competent Number of his Guard and others Friday the 22 of Iuly hee came to the Quéenes Court at Somerset house in the Strand the King of great Brittaine being then in Bedfordshire ryding progresse where hauing spéedie knowledge of his brothers a ryuall set forward instantly for London and vpon the next Sunday both the Kings the Quéene and and Prince Charles met at Somerset house where the Bishop of London preached before them And the first of August the King of Denmarke being accompanied with King Iames and Prince Charles went by Barge to Woolwich and to Graues-end where they dined and after dinner went aboord the King of Denmarkes shippe and there the King of Great Brittaine tooke leaue of his brother and returned that night to Theobalds Prince Charles accompanied his Vncle the next day to Rochester and and hauing viewed the Nauy Royall they returned to the King of Denmarkes Ship and the next daie Prince Charles returned to London and the King with a faire winde set saile for Denmarke hauing euery way exprest his Royall bounty as formerly The thirtéenth of Iuly Thomas Earle of Suffolke was made Lord high Treasurer of England and at this time Robert Earle of Somerset was made Lord Chamberlaine This Michellmas Tearme there was a call of Seargeants at Law viz. the eleuenth of Nouember At this time was finished and builded the new faire Counsell Chamber for the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London by reason the former Chamber was too little Sir Thomas Middleton Knight being then Lord Maior In September there was a generall muster of horse and foote throughout the Land and therewithall trayning of souldiers but chiefly in the City of London by the citizens themâ—selues many whereof by their former voluntary exercise of Armes and Millitary discipline was now so ready and expert that they taught oâ—thers And whereas at this time there was by the Lord Maior and citizens twenty selectâ—â— captaines chosen to traine and gouerne thâ— trained bands of London viz. sixe thousandâ— there were found in the said former company viz. of the Artillerie garden sufficient men â— be their Lieutenants and all other officers 〈◊〉 the apt and ready trayning of others frâ—â— whom vpon good obseruation all the shires 〈◊〉 England tooke example the captaines and genâ—tlemen of the Artillerie garden demeand themselues so wel exercising all points of warre that it pleased Prince Charles to goe in person to the Artillery garden to sée their wéekely exercise of armes and to goe into Hoxton field to sée their great muster and trayning of the sixe thousand citizens which wéekely practise now vsed in the Artillery garden they were determined to remooue from thence and to hold their vsual Marshall méetings and practise of armes in the great third field from Mooregate viz. next the sixe Windmills which field Master Leat with great paines hath béene diuers yeares a preparing to that purpose At this time the riuer of Thames was cléered of stops pyles and weyres by the Water Bayly of London as he was appointed by the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen Master Hugh Middleton Citizen and Goldsmith of London borne in Denbigh-shire hauing spent fiue yeares time with the aduise and direction of the best and most skillfull Artizens imployed bestowed great summes of money forced to vse seuen hundred workemen at one time and endured infinit Callumny and detraction he brought a delicate Riuer of swéet water from two plentious springs viz. the one whereof is called Chawldwell néere Ware and the other Amwell in Herefordshire which two springs being vnited runne ioyntly togither to the North-side of London which Riuer with the Trenches to conuay it and the great Cesterne to receiue it with great difficultie was brought vnto desired effect in Sommer 1613. but the Currant was restrained from running into the Ceasterne vntill Michaelmas day in the yeare 1613. And that day there came to behold it the Lord Maior if London and Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Lord Maior Elect for the yeare ensuing brother to this Maior Hugh Middleton Master of this memorable worke with many Aldermen and a great number of graue Citizens and others who were entertained with excellent Musique and the royall sound of drums and trumpets with spéeches and other pleasant entertainements and at the lifting vp of the Scluce to let the Riuer runne into the Ceasterne there was a peale of Chambers since which time with all possible expedition this water is conuaied from this Ceasterne by pipes of Elme into all high stré◠and chiefe lanes of the city and the suburbeâ— thereof the generall and particular benefit their of is vnualuable Peter Proby Martin Lumley Shrieues Sir Thomas Hayes Knight Draper Maior At this time was founded the Great Hospiâ—tall at the Charter-house néere London for fourescore men and forty children and the new built Hospitall at Dulwich in Surrey read my large booke The 17 of Ianuary 1614. it began to fréeze in ordinary manner and the 23
then were not known by any name Sir Edw. Cooke Lord chief Iustice of the common pleas A Tombe for Queen Elizabeth A monstrous mother The King of Denmarke arriueth in EnglaÌ„d Sir William Wade The King of Denmarke returneth Prince Dolphin of France christned Churches repaired Morefield otherwise called the new walks A truce betweene the Emperour of Germany and the great Turke Shrieues Maior The Lord Hay maried Great flouds A Seminary executed Reconciliation between the Graue of Emden his Subiects An. reg 5. 1607 The King manifesteth his minde to both houses Great flouds in diuers houses Prince Ienuile came into England Vnlawfull assemblies to lay opeÌ„ inclosures Doctor Rauis lord Bishop of London The King dineth with the Lord Maior and made free of the Cloath-workers His Maiestie paieth 600000. l. which was lent vnto Elizabeth Ambassadors from the States Sir Thomas Kneuit made Baron A Parliament Sir Iulius Caesar made a Priuie CouÌ„sellor The King Prince feasted at Merchantailors hall Prince Henry made free of the Merchantailors Strangers NoblemeÌ„ Knights The new Master Wardens of the Merchantailers The Earle of Arundels eldest sonne The Earle of Tyrone and other Irish lords fled out of Ireland The King of Spaines second son borne The death of the Ladie Mary Sir Iaruais Clyfton made baroÌ„ The Lord Awbignye maried Inmates increase of building forbidden by proclamation Also the preseruation of timber vniformity of building throughout London commanded by proclamation Contemners censured in the Star-chamber The old rotteÌ„ Banquetting house of timber taken down and a new builded of bricke and stone Prouision for such Preachers as shall preach at Pauls Crosse Shrieues Maior The discouerie of the Earle of Tyrons treason The Lord Maxwell brake out of prison Sir Thomas Parry sworne a Priuie Counsellor of Estate A great frost All the Hartichokes in gardens about London were kild with this frost Viscount HadingtoÌ„ maried Allgate new builded An. reg 6. 1608 A Seminarie executed S. EdmoÌ„ds Bury spoiled by a sudden fire The King was very forward to do them any fauor Doctor Mountague Lord Bishop of Bath and Wels. The Earle of Dorset dieth The oth of allegiance ministred vnto suspitious persons The Earle of Northampton made L. Priuie Seale The Earle of Salisbury made Lord high Treasurer of England The Earls of Dunbar Montgomery made Knights of the Garter Francis Earle of Comberland is the other lord Lieutenant Sir Alexander Hay knighted A Iesuite executed The corps of the lord Marquesse Dorset taken vp whole hauing been 78 yeares enterred Doctor Neyle Lord Bishop of Rochester Shrieues Maior The Viscount of Cramburne maried Consorts of pirats within the Streights and in the maine sea This Sir Francis Verney did turne vpon hope of aduaÌ„cement but hee became extreame poore and miserable Pirats executed Strange shifting of the tides The yong Earle of Dorset maried and the Earle of Hertfords grandchild maried An. reg 7. 1609 A general truce in the Netherlands for twelue yeares The first generall planting of Mulbery trees in England In Dawpheny other parts of France there was silke made a good while before but not thorowout the whole kingdome vntill of late yeres M. Nicholas Ieffe many others had put it in practise long before Britaine Burse builded They were there entertained with pleasant ingenious speeches gifts and deuises Al forrain nations forbidden to fish vpon the coasts of England Scotland Ireland without speciall licence The King heareth the Bishops and secular Iudges The King heareth the complaints touching his nauie A triall of fight between a Lyon a Horse and a Bare The parents of the childe had as much as â—aw and reason could afford Kingly paiments beyond president There was neuer the like royall payment made by any King to the coÌ„mon subiects The first making of Allome in England An ancient duty Let al that are pardoned note this for example His hand was nailed at the Gybet end before his face The originall and foundation of the East India Company Shrieues Maior Translation and consecration of Bishops Prince Henry his first feats of Armes The first discouery and plantation of Virginea The Lord La Warre goeth to Virginea The Parliament adiorned The plantation of the North of Ireland by the Citizens of London An. reg 3. 1610 The king of France murdered Prince Henry created Prince of Wales Knights of the Bath A proclamation touching Iesuits and Recusants The oath of allegiance ministred The Lord Clifford maried The King buildeth the greatest and goodliest ship of war that euer was built in EnglaÌ„d The Lord Wotton sent to take the oth of the French King Three Bishops consecrated Shrieues Maior The Citie of LondoÌ„ buildeth new granaries and store houses The prince of Anhalt commeth to see the King Sir Edward Cecill Lord Generall of all the English and Sots forces in CleuelaÌ„d and Gulich A Monke and a Seminary executed M. Palyns bounty The Prince of Wales setleth his houshold The Parliament dissolued by Proclamation dated the 31 of December The Prince of Wales his maske at Whitehall A speciall Ambassador froÌ„ the FreÌ„ch King M. Teasdale his bounty Dunbar deceased Viscont Fenton a Priuie Counsellor Sir Marmaduke Dorrell buildeth a Parrish Church Sir Henry Montegue made Sergeant An. reg 9. 1611 Visconâ— Rochester created Doctor Abbot L. Archbishop of Canterbury Sir Thomas Dale and sir Thomas Gates sent with supplies to Virginia Sir Thomas Ouerbury The King in person commeth into the Star-chaÌ„ber to see the triall of his Pixe Proclamation against the transportation of gold siluer and the quoin aduanced The Duke of Yorke the Earle of Arundell and the Viscont Rochester made knights of the Garter Doctor Buckeridge B. of Rochester The yong Landgraue of Hesson arriueth in England The oath of Alleageance ministred ProclamatioÌ„ against al encrease of buildings with in LondoÌ„ and the Suburbs and 20 miles therof Doctor King Lord Bishop of London France Spaine match togither The Earle of Pembrooke a Priuie Counseller Shrieues Maior Two Heretiques burned An. reg 10 1612 Viscont Rochester a Priuie Counsellor Two Seminaries executed The Lord Sanquire executed Lotteries in LondoÌ„ Roger Earle of Rutland deceast The King buildeth a royall Toombe for his mother translateth her corps from Peterborow to Westminster Great windes shipwrack An Ambassador from the King of Persia to the King of Great Brittaine Hicks-hall builded Sir Baptist Hicks his farther bouÌ„tie Lent strictly kept Shrieues Maior The Palsgraue aâ—â—ueth in England Henry Prince of Wales deceased The Palsgraue and Graue Mawâ—ice made Knights of the Garter The Lady Elizabeth married vnto the Palsgraue A present from London Prince Charles bishopped An. reg 11 1613 The Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth set forward for Heydelberg A Ianus borne shipwrack great flames fiers The Globe burnt The Millitaâ—y exercisâ— of Armes in the Artillâ—â—y Garden again pâ—t in practise Sir Peeksall Brocas doth penance at Paules Crosse Sir Iohn Merick sent Lord Ambassador
to Russia Shrieues Maior Viscont Rochester made Earl of Somerset L. Cooke a Priuie Counsellor Earle of Somerset maried Prince Henry Frederick borne at Heydelberg An. reg 12 1614 Sir Ralph Winwood made Secretary Sir Thomas Lake a Priuie Counsellor Henry Earle of Northamton deceast Christianus King of Denmarke his second comming into England The Earle of Suffolk Lord Treasurer The Earle of Somerset Lord Chamberlaine A call of Sergeants A new Counsell Chamber for the L. Maior of London A general muster trayning The Thames cleered of Piles Stops and Weyres Master Middletō bringeth a riuer to London Shrieues Maior Two Hospitalls founded Great frosts snow and great flouds The King is entertained at Cambridge An. reg 13 1815 Proclamation against transportation of children of gold and siluer Sir George Villers Knighted Iesuits Seminaries sent to Wisbidge Two Knights of the Garter The Lord Hay made a Baron Sir Robert Dormer made Baron Doctor Milburne Bishop Proclamation against encrease of building about London Bishop of Winchester a Priuie Counsellor A house of correction builded for the Countie of Middlesex Smithfield paued all ouer The high-cawses in London taken downe made leuell The Lady Arbella deceast Shrieues Maior Sir Iohn Iolles his bounty Weston executed Mistresse Turner executed The Lieutenant of the Tower executed Franckline executed The second Lottery Captaine Beniamin Ioseph goeth to the East Indies D. Abbot B. of Sallisbury The Earle of Pemb. made L. Chamberlaine The Earle of Worcester L. Priuy Seale Sir Georg Villers Maister of the horse Sir Iohn Digby made a Prime Counsellor 1616 An reg 14 Master William Iones his Bounty Sea-coale and Pit-coale make glasse and melt Mettels Sir Frances Bacon a Priuie Counsellor The King maketh an oration in the Star-chamber A Seminary hanged and a woman burned The Lord Maior in person surueieth the boūds of the Riuer of Thames and reformeth all maner of anoyances Master Rock Doctor Morton Bishop of Chester Knights of the Garter made Two barons created The Earle of Arondell sworn a Priuie Counsellor The Lord Carew a Priuie Counsellor Viscont Villers created The Citie of Londō sendeth Alderman Proby into Ireland to reforme abuses to ratifie good lawes and constitutions in the Prouince of Vlster viz. Londons plantation The Bishop of Flie a Priuy Counsellor Shrieues Maior Aldersgate new builded Prince Charles created Prince of Wales The Earle of Arondell was then Earle Marshall 26 Knights of the Bath made Knights of the Bath Barons created The Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench put from his place Sir Henry Montague Lord chief Iustice of the Kings Bench. A dry Sommer Two Bishops consecrated The Archbishop of Spalato ariueth in England Sir Thomas Edmonds a Priuie Counsellor Earle of Buckingham created Earle of Buckingham a Priuy Counsellor The King sitteth in the Star-chamber Disordered youths Denmark house Sir Francis Bacon Lord Chancellor Sir Henry Yeluerton the Kings Atturney The King rydeth into Scotland The King returneth from Scotland The Lord Hay a Priuy Counsellor Lord Noell created A new Chappell of ease builded The Bishop of Winchester a Priuie Counsellor Shrieues Maior Ambassadors from Russia The L. Hay maried The L. Archbishop of Spalato preacheth in London Two Bishops Consecrated The second son of the Lady Elizabeth born at Heydelberg The Appothecaries London made a particular Company Marques of Buckingham created Sir Robert Manton Secretary This yeares fleet to the East Indies An. reg 16 1618 The Lord De La Warre his second going to Virginia Captaine Spilman The Pallace of Paris burned Chagford in Deuonshire Sol and Mars were in coninuction at that time Doctor Fotherby Bishop of Salisbury Sir Dudley Digs sent Ambassador to the Emperor of Russia The vpper part of Paules new glassed and repaired Peter Colledge Clare-hal Pembroke hall Corpus Christi Colledge Trinitie Hall Gunuile and Caius Colledge Kings Colledge Queenes Colledge Katherine Hall Iesus Colledge Christs Colledge S. Iohns Colledge Magdalen Colledge Trinity Colledge Michael house Emmanuel Colledge Sussex Sydney Colledge founded Vniuersitie Colledge Baliol Colledge Merton Colledge Excester Colledge Orial Colledge Queenes Colledge New Colledge Lincolne Colledge All Soules Colledge Diuinitie Schoole Magdalen Colledge Brasen-nose Colledge Corpus Christi Colledge Christ Church Canterbury Colledge Trinity Colledge sometime Durham Colledge S. Iohns Colledge sometime Bernard Colledge Wadham Colledge founded Walter Stapleton William Wanstock * See the Records in the Roles
Nottingham considering how this land was misgouerned by a few persons about the K. intending reformation of the same assembled at Radcote Bridge with a power of forty thousand came to London and pitched in the fields neare to the tower where the King kept his Christmas Shortly after they caused the King to call a parliament whereof hearing Alexander Neuell Archbishop of Yorke Robert Ver Duke of Ireland and Michael de la Poole Earle of Suffolke fled the land died in strange countries The king by the counsell of the aboue named Lords caused to be taken Sir Robert Tresilian chiefe Iustice of England sir Nicholas Brember late Maior of London sir Iohn Salisbury knight sir Iohn Beauchamp sir Simon Burghley sir Iames Barnes knight Iohn Vske a Serieant at Armes which by the authoritie of the said Parliament were conuict of treason and put to death Robert Belknap Iohn holt Iohn Locton Richard Gray William Burgh and Robert Fulthrope Iustices with the Lords which before had voided the land were banished for euer Thomas Austen shriue Adam Carlohul shriue Nicholas Twyford Goldsmith Maior Statutes made of the Staple to bee brought from Middleborow to Calice Iohn Walcot Shriue Iohn Louely Shriue William Venour Grocer Maior In Oxford the Welsh and Southerne schollers assailed the Northerne whereby many murders were done on each side Iohn Francis shriue Thomas Viuent shriue Adam Bawne Goldsmith Maior This Adam Bawne prouided that from parts beyond the seas was corne brought to London plentifully to the furtherance of which good work the Maior and Citizens tooke out of the Orphans chest in their Guild-hall 2000. markes to buy corne and the Aldermen laid out each of them 20. pound to the like purpose The good man of the Cock in Cheape at the litle conduit was murdered in y e night time by a thiefe that came in at a gutter window as it was known long after by the same thiefe when he was at the Gallowes to be hanged for fellony but his wife was burnt therefore and thrée of his men drawne to Tyborne and there hanged wrongfully Iohn Chadworth Shriue Henry Venor Shriue Iohn Hinde Draper Maior Vpon Christmas day a Dolphin came vp the riuer of Thames to London bridge foreshewing the tempests that followed shortly after or else the disturbance of the Citizens which through y e Kings displeasure they came into because the Londoners had denied the lending of 1000. pound which the king demanded of them Hee caused the Maior Shriues Aldermen to be summoned to a Counsell at Nottingham there imprisoned them disanulling all their liberties and made sir Edward Dalengrige Warden of London Gilbert Maghfield Shriue Thomas Newington Shriue William Stondon Grocer Maior When the King saw the Londoners sore repent their trespasses he came to London where the citizens receiued him with so great glory as might haue séemed to receiue an Emperour in his triumph with such gifts did honour him that the worth thereof could not bee estéemed By this meanes the King became more tractable to grant them their liberties and then the Kings Bench from Yorke and the Chancery from Nottinghâ—â— were returned to London Drew Barentine shriue Richard Whitingâ—on shriue Iohn Hatley Grocer Maior Qéene Anne died at Shene in Southery and was buried at Westminster William Brumstone Shriue Thomas Knowles Shriue Iohn Froshie Mercer Maior King Richard made a chargeable voyage into Ireland which came to small effect Roger Ellis Shriue William Skirrington Shriue William Moore Vintner Maior The Kings of England and of France met besides Calice and there concluded a peace King Richard tooke to his wife Isabell daughter to the French King Thomas Wilford Shriue William Parker Shriue Adam Bawne Goldsmith and Richard Whittington Mercer Maiors This yeare 1397. Tamberlaine being Lord of a a certaine wast countrey and rude people in the East who not long before had assembled great numbers of strangers vnto his aid ouerthrown the Persians vnderstanding that Baiazeth the Turkish Emperour had won diuers kingdomes and many strong Citties from the Christians as also discomfited the Christian Emperiall army which consisted of Gréekes Italians Germanes Hungarions Seruians Myssians Frenchmen and others and that he still persisted in extreame pride of his inuincible strength fortune with a mightie hoast had besieged Constantinople eight yeares being fully perswaded that there was no power vpon earth that could redéeme the Cittie out of his hands because he knew the Princes of Christendome to bee at dissention among themselues And therupon secured himselfe y t if Europ could not preuaile against him there was no other power that durst encounter him And whilest hée thus thought the saide Tamberlaine the yeare alone written came vpon him with a very mighty hoast in a set battell vpon Mount Stella where Pompey fought with Mithridates hee ouercame this Baiazeth being the fourth of that name flew two hundred thousand Turkes tooke him prisoner put him in an iron cage and so carried him in triumph from place to place This Baiazeth was crowned in the yeare 1373. Amurah the second was crowned 1414. he was the first that ordained the Emperiall Band or guarde of renegate Christians commonly called Ianezaries And in the yeare 1447. Constantine the 7. was crowned Emperour of Constantinople being before that K. of Morea he was surnamed the Dragon for his cruelty which he exercised vpon the Turkes for reuenge whereof other ancient grudges Mahomet sonne of Amurat the 2. in the yeare 1452. after hee had done great spoiles and damage vpon Gréece hee also conquered their chiefe Citie Constantinople tooke Constantine the Christian Emperour prisoner then coÌ„manded his head to be cut-off and with great derision caused his head to bee showne throughout all the Turkish campe And among other things of worthy note and obseruation you shall vnderstand that whereas the famous Citie Constantinople was at first dignified reedified enriched aduanced by a Constantine whose mothers name was S. Helen the same Citie was lost subiugated vnto Turkish slauery by a Constantine whose mothers name was likewise Helen This Mahomet was the second of that name and the eight in ranke of Turkish Emperours was the first that arrogated to his title the name of Great whose successors euer since haue béene called the great Turke or grand Signor Therefore Baiazeth the fourth by reason of sundry his victories against the Christians and cruell murthers which he had performed on his kindred friendes was surnamed the whirlwinde or thunderbolt of heauen And Tamberlaine after his conquest calling to minde all his fortunes considering how many mighty Princes he had subdued surnamed himselfe the scourge of God Thomas Duke of Glocester King Richards Vncle was murdered at Calice The Earle of Arundell and many other were put to death for that they rebuked the King in certaine matters somewhat liberally Richard Askam Shriue Iohn Woodcocke Shriue Richard
ordained a number of chosen archers to giue daily attendance on his person whom he named Yeomen of the Guard King Henry sent vnto the Lord Maior of London requiring him and his Citizens of a prest of 6000. markes Wherefore the Maior with his Brethren and Commons granted 2000. pound which prest was repaied againe the next yeare following Wheate was sold for 3. s. the bushell and bay salt at the like price The Crosse in Cheape was new builded Iohn Perciuall Shriue Hugh Clopton Shriue Henry Collet Mercer Maior Iohn Perciuall being the Maiors Caruer was by Hugh Brice late Maior chosen Shriue of London for the yeare following The king married Elizabeth the eldest daughter al Edward the fourth by which meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster were vnited Francis Louel and Humphrey Stafford rebelled in the North which commotion was quieted by the Duke of Bedford there was slaine Iohn Earle of Lincolne the Lord Louell Martine Swart and other there aboue foure thousand This battel was sought high to a village called Stoke On the twenty one of September Quéene Elizabeth brought foorth her first sonne named Arthur Iohn Fenkill Shriue William Remington Shriue William Horne Salter Maior King Henry comming to London made W. Horne Maior of London and Iohn Perciuall Alderman Knights betwixt Hornsey and Iseldon A prest for the King in the Citie of London of 4000. pound and shortly after was another prest of 2000. pound which were both repaied againe the next yeare William Isaake Shriue Ralph Tinleâ— Shriue Robert Taâ—e Mercer Maior A taske of the tenth peny of all mens goods and lands was granted to K. Henry to aide the Duke of Britaine against the French King through which taske the commons of the North made all insurrection and slew the Earle of Northemberland wherefore Iohn Achamber their Captaine with other were hanged at Yorke William Capel Shriue Iohn Brooke Shriue William White Draper Maâ—or Roger Shauelocke a Taylor within Ludgate of London being a maâ— of great wealth flew himselfe for whose goods was great busines betwéene the Kings Almâ—er and the Shriues of London H. Coote â— Reuil Shriue Hugh Pemberton Shriue Iohn Mathew Mercer Maior King Henry required a beneuolence which was granted towards his iourney into France Henry the Kings second sonne borne at Gréenwich the 22. of Iune The Conduit in Grace stréet was begun to bee builded by the Excecutors of Thomas Hill late Maior Wheate was sold at London for twentie pence the bushell Thomas Wood Shriue William Browne Shriue Hugh Clopton Mercer Maior This Hugh Clopton during his life a Batcheler builded a stone bridge at Stratford vpon Anon. King Henry tooke his voyage into France with a great Army to aide the Britons against the French King William Purchase Shriue William Welbecke Shriue William Martin Skinner Maior King Henry returned into England Two Pardone â—s were set on the Pillory in Cornehill thrée market dayes for forging of false pardons and for that one of them had fained himselfe to be a Priest he was sent to Newgate where he died the other was driuen out of London with shame enough A riot made vpon the Easterlings or Stilliard men by Mercers seruants and others of the City of London for the which many of them were sore punished Robert Fabian shriue Iohn Winger shriue Sir Ralph Austrie Fishmonger Maior This Ralph Austrie roofed with timber couered with lead the Parish Church of S. Martin in the Vintry and also glazed the same Church c. King Henry holding his roial feast at Christmas at Westminster on the twelfth day feasted the Maior of London Ralph Austry and his brethren the Aldermen Commoners after dinner he dubbed the Maior Knight and caused him his brethren to tary behold the disguisings other disports in the night following shewed in the great hall hanged with arras staged all along on both sides which disports being ended the K. Quéene and Ambassadors and other States being set at a Table of stone 60. Knights Esquires serued 60 dishes to the Kings messe and as many to the Quéenes neither fish nor flesh the Maior with 24. dishes to his messe of the same maner seruice with sundry wines in most plenteous wise Finally the King and Quéene being conueied into the Pallace the Maior with his company in barges returned and came to London by the breake of the next day Wheat was sold at London at 6. d. the bushell bay salt for 3. d. halfe peny Nantwich salt for sixe pence the bushell white herring for 6. s. the barrell red herring at 3. s. the cade red sprats 6. d. the Cade and Gascoine wine at 6. l. the tun Nicholas Alwine Shriue Iohn Warner Shriue Richard Chaurie Salter Maior Sir William Stanley was beheaded on tower hill White herring being good were sold for 3. s. 4. d. the barrell at London Perkin Warbecke arriued at Deale in Kent where when hee and his company saw they could haue no comfort of the country they withdrewe to their ships againe but the Maior of Sandwich with certaine commons of the countrey vickered with the residue that were vpon the land and tooke aliue of them 169. persons who were hanged in Kent Essex Sussex and Norfolke Thomas Knesworth Shriue Henry Somer Shriue Sir Henry Coliet Mercer Maior The 16. of Nouember was holden the Serieants feast at the Bishops place of Ely in Holborne where dined the King Quéene and all the chiefe Lords of England In Aprill was concluded an amitie and entercourse betwéene this land and the countrey of Flanders c. The Scots entred England and by the setting on of Perkin Warbecke did much harme Iohn Shaw Shriue Richard Haddon Shriue Sir Iohn Tate Mercer Maior This Iohn Tate newly builded and enlarged S. Anthonies Church in London a Colledge of a goodly foundation with a frée Schoole and certaine almes houses for â—oore men Sir Reignald Bray with others of the Kings Counsell declared to the Maior of London that the K. desired to borrow of the Citizens 10000. li. The Maior desired respite till the 5. day following at which time was assembled at the Guild-hall the common counsell thither came the forenamed sir Reignald Bray with other of the Kings Councel at which day with great submission and praier made vnto them to bee good meanes for the Citty vnto the Kings Grace the commons lastly granted to lend vnto the King 4000. li. which of his Grace was well and thankfully accepted and truly repaied By meanes of a Parliament that was granted to the King a commotion was made by the Commons of Cornewall which vnder the leading of Iames Lord Audley with Michel a Blacksmith and other came to Blacke-heath where the King met with them discomfited and tooke their Captaines there was slaine of the rebels about 300. and taken about 1500. The Lord Audley was beheaded on the Towerhill the
Haddon Mercer was also Mâ—â— by the Kings commandement Sir Richard Haddon Mercer Maior About Christmas was a Bakers house in wâ—â—wicke lane burnt with the mistresse of the hoâ—â— and two women seruants In Lent the King deliuered all prisoners London which lay for xl s. or vnder William Butler Shriue Iohn Kerkeby Shriue William Browne Mercer Maior Who deceased the 22. of March and forthwith Laurence Ailmer Draper was elected and â—orne he tooke his oath at the Tower and kept 〈◊〉 feast This yeare Sir William Caple was commaunâ—â—d to ward by Empson and Dudley and put in â—it by the King for things by him done in his maâ—altie for that he was charged that false moâ—y had come to his sight and had not done due â—unishment vpon the party that to him was acâ—used to be the coyner of it but were this true or not for that he would fall to no agréement he was by Darby and Sympson and other of their compaâ—â— whereof there was a Iury bound to the â—â—dles of Dudley and Empson indited and afâ—â—r by Dudley put in prison some while in the â—â—unter some time in the Shriues house while William Butler was Shriue and then deliuered vnto Thomas Exmew and forasmuch as he would not agrée to pay the King 2000. li. was commanded to the Tower where he lay till at length hee was let goe free Also Thomas Knesworth that had béene Maior and his Shriues Robert Shore and Roger Groue were sent to the Kings Bench vnder the custodie 〈◊〉 Sir Thomas Brandon where they were put to their fine of 2000. pound The Citty of Norwich was sore perished and neare consumed with fire for as some haue wriâ—â—ten there was more then 160. houses consumed with most part of their goods Stephen Genings Maior Marchant tailour by the Kings letters for his election Thomas Exmew Shriue Richard Smith Shriue This Stephen Genings founded a free Graâ—â—mer Schoole at Woluerhampton in Staâ—â—shire c. This yeare was finished the goodly Hospitall of the Sauoy néere vnto Charing Crosse whiâ—â— was a notable foundation for the poore done by King Henry the seuenth vnto the which bee purâ—chased lands for the relieuing of 100. poore people More by Indenture septipartite dated the 19. yeare of his raigne he established thrée Monkes Doctors or Batchelors of Diuinitie to sing and to preach in Westminster Church diuers feaâ—â— and euery Sonday for euer An anniuersary yearly of 20. li. to be distributed to the poore by 2. 〈◊〉 péece to 13. poore men and 3. poore women founded by him in an almes house for the same poore men women prouided in the saide Monastery 12. d. a yeare Also a wéekely obit and each of thâ—â— to giue to 140. poore people each one a peny Eigâ—â— brethren conuerses to bee found meate drinkâ— cloathing lodging for euer Thrée schollers 〈◊〉 kept at the Vniuersitie 10. li. the yeare to each 〈◊〉 euer The 13. poore men one to bee a Priest agâ—â— 45. yeares a good Gramarian the other 12. to 〈◊〉 aged 50. yeares euery Saturday the Priest 〈◊〉 receiue of the Abbot or Prior foure pence the day and each other two pence halfe peny the day for euer for their sustenance and euery yeare to each â—â—e a gowne and a hood ready made and to 3. women to dresse their meate and kéepe them in their 〈◊〉 each to haue euery Saturday 16. d. and â—uery yeare a gowne ready made more to the 13 â—â—re men yearely 80. quarters of coales 1000. 〈◊〉 good fagots to the vse of their hall and kitchin 〈◊〉 their mansion A discréete Monke to be ouerséer to them to haue 40. s. the yeare c. And to this 〈◊〉 Abbot and Prior to be sworne King Henry died at Richmond the 22. of Aprill â—hen he had raigned 23. yeares and 8. moneths â—nd was buried at Westminster in the new chappell which he caused to be builded Hee left issue Henry Prince of Wales which succéeded in the kingdome Lady Margaret Quéene of Scots and lady Mary promised to Charles King of Castile Henry the eight HEnry the eight at the age of eightéene yeares began his raigne the two and twentieth of Aprill Anno 1509. Of personage hee was tall and mighty in wit memory excellent The 3. of Iune he married laâ—y Katherine his first wife who had béene late wife 〈◊〉 Prince Arthur deceased On midsomer day the â—ing Quéene were crowned at Westminster George Monex shriue Iohn Dogget shriue Thomas Bradbury Mercer the 18. of October Sir William Capell Draper the 12. of Ianuarie Maiors Sir Richard Emson Knight and Edmond Dudley Esquire who had bene great Counsellors to Henry the seuenth were beheaded on Tower hill thâ— 18. of August This Edmond Dudley in time of his imprisonment compiled a Booke intituled the 〈◊〉 of Common wealth Iohn Milborne shriue Iohn Rest shriue Henry Kebel Grocer Maior This Henry Kebel builded Aldermary Church in London and did many other workes of charitiâ— in his life Henry the Kings first sonne was borne on Neâ— yeares day but died on S. Matthewes day nâ— following Nicholas Shelton shriue Thomas Mirfyn shriue Roger Acheley Draper Maior The Nauies of England and France méeâ— at Britaine Bay fought a cruell battell in whâ—â—â— the Regent of England and a Caricke of Fraâ—â— being grappeled together were burned and the Captaines with their men all drowned the Engâ—lish Captaine was Sir Thomas Kneuet whoâ— with him 700. men In the French Carike 〈◊〉 Sir Piers Morgan with xi hundred men Iohn Collet Deane of Paules erected one 〈◊〉 Schoole in Pauls Churchyard in the yearâ— 1512 for poore mens children to be taught frée c. Robert Holdernes shriue Robert Fenrother shriue William Copinger Fishmonger Maior Sir Richard Haddon Mercer Maior The stéeple and the lanterne on Bow Church in Cheape was this yeare finished In Iune the King with a great army in person went into France and there conquered Turwin the 22. of August and tooke the Citie of Turney by appointment the 29. of of September In this time Iames king of Scots inuaded this land with a mighty army but by the diligence of the Quéene with the policy and manhood of the Earle of Surrey the Kings Lieuetenant he was himselfe slaine at Bramstone with 3. Bishops 3. Abbots 12. Earles 18. Lords besides Knights Gentlemen eightéene thousand Scots and all the ordinance stuffe taken the 9. of September Iohn Dawes Iohn Bridges Shriue Roger Basford Shriue William Browne Mercer Maior Sohn Tate Mercer Maior The seuenth of August peace was proclaimed betwéene the King of England France during their liues All the hedges within one mile of London euery way were pulled downe and the ditches filled vp in a morning by a number of yong men Citizens of London because those inclosers had béene hinderance to their shooting In October a marriage was made betwéene Lewis the 12. King of France and Lady
W. Foxley and hée was in all points found as hee had slept but one night and was liuing till the yéere of our Lord 1587. The 13. of Iune being Whitsunday a peace was proclaimed betwéene the Kings of England and of France The 16. of Iuly were burned in Smithfield for the Sacrament Anne Askewe Iohn Lassels Nicholas Ouerden Priest Iohn Adlam Tailor and Doctor Shaxton sometime Bishop of Salisburie preached at the same fire and there recanted perswading them to doe the like but they would not The 21. of August came into England Flaud high Admirall of France who brought with him the Sacre of Déepe and 12. Gallies he landed at the Tower wharse where he was honourably receiued brought to the Bishop of Londons Pallace where he lodged two nights and then rode to Hampton Court where the king lay By the way Prince Edward receiued him with a company of 500. coates of veluet with one sléeue of cloath of gold halfe the coate imbrodered with gold there was in all to the number of eight hundred horses In September the water of Finsburie was brought to the Conduits at London wall Saint Stephens in Colemanstréete and Saint Margarets in Lothburie Richard Geruace Thomas Cortese Henry Huberthorne Marchant Tailor The 12. of December Thomas Duke of Norfolke and Henry Earle of Surrey his sonne was sent to the Tower The third of Ianuary the Church of the late Gray Friars in London was opened And that day preached at Pauls Crosse the Bishop of Rochester who declared the Kings gift to the Ciâ—â—ie of London for the relieuing of the poore people to wit S. Bartholmew Spittle the Church of the Gray Friars and two Parish Churches the one of Saint Nicholas in the shambles the other St. Edwine in Newgate market all to bee made one Parish Church of the Gray Friars Church and in lands he gaue for the maintenance of the same fiue hundred markes by the yeare for ouer to maintaine a Quire of Singing-men viz. eight in number Henry Howard Earle of Surrey was beheaded on the Tower kill the 19. of Ianuary The 28. of Ianuary King Henry deceased appointed his first heirs to his son Prince Edward the second Lady Mary his daughter by Quéene Katharine and the third Lady Elizabeth by the Quéene Anne Bolein Hee deceased when hee had raigned 37. yeares nine moneths and odde daies and was buried at Windsor Edward the sixt Edward the sixt beganne his Raigne the 24. of Ianuary 1546. when hee was but nine yeares old King Henry his father by his will had appointed for his Priuy Counsell the Archbishop of Canterbury the Chancellor the Bishop of Durham with other to the number of sixtéene The first of February the Earle of Hertford was elected to be Protector of the Kings person The 6. of February the L. Protector in the tower of London endued K. Edward with the order of Knighthood and then Henry Hoblethorne L. Maior of London knéeling downe the King made him Knight The 17. of February sir Edward Seimer Earle of Hertford and L. Protector was created Duke of Somerset the L. Parre Earle of Essex Marques of Northampton Sir Iohn Dudley Lord Lisle Lord Admirall Earle of Warwicke Sir Thomas Wriothesley Lord Chancellor Earle of Southampton sir Thomas Seimer was made Lord of Sudley and high Admirall Sir Richard Rich was made Lord Rich Sir William Willowby Lord Willowby Sir Edmond Sheiffield Lord Sheiffield King Edward was Crowned at Westminster on the 20. of Februarie The 15. of May Doctor Smith recanted at Pauls Crosse The Lord Protector and the rest of the Counsell sent Commissioners into all parts of the Realme willing them to take all Images out of their Churches for the auoiding of Idolatry with them were sent diuers Preachers to perswade the people from their beades and at that time Procession was forbidden Edward Duke of Somerset and Iohn Earle of Warwicke with a Noble Armie were sent into Scotland and at a place called Muskleborough the English men and Scots met where betwéene them the 10. of September was fought a cruell battaile the victorie whereof fell to the Englishmen and of the Scots were slaine 1400 and taken prisoners 1500. Richard Lord Rich was made Lord Chancellour Thomas VVhite Robert Chersey Sir Iohn Gresham Mercer This Sir Iohn Gresham gaue to euery ward in London ten pound to the poore and to sixe score poore men and women euery of them thrée yards of cloth for a gowne of eight or nine shillings the yard he gaue also to maidens marriages and to the Hospitals in London about 200. pounds in money He founded a frée schoole at Holt a market towne in Norfolke All Colledges Chauntries frée Chappels Hospitals Fraternities Brotherhoods and Guildes were granted to the King and an Act made for the receiuing of the Sacrament in both kinds The Church seruice was sung in English The watch in London at Midsomer was now againe vsed both on the Euen of Saint Iohn and Saint Peter in as comely order as it had béene accustomed which watch was greatly beautified by the number of more then thrée hundred dimilances and light horsemen that were prepared by the Citizens to bee sent to the rescue of the towne of Haddington in Scotland On Saint Peters day Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester preached before the King for the which he was sent to the Towre The seuenth of Iuly a Priest was hanged and quartered in Smithfield for that he had slaine M. Body one of the Kings coÌ„missioners others of his societie were put to death in other places A great pestilence was in London wherefore commandement was giuen to all Curates and other that no corps should be buried before sixe of the clocke in the morning nor after sixe at night and that there should at the buriall of euery corps be rung one Bell at the least by the space of thrée quarters of an houre William Lock Iohn Ailife Knights Shriues Sir Henry Amcots Fishmonger Maior The 16. of September S. Annes Church within in Aldersgate was burnt The 16. of Ianuary Thomas Seimer Lord Admirall brother to the Lord Protector was sent to the tower of London and the 20. of March beheaded on the Tower hill The 23. of Aprill sixe houses at Broken wharfe were burnt In May by meanes of a Proclamation for enclosures the commons of Somersetshire and Lincolneshire made a commotion and brake vp certaine Parkes of sir W. Harbardes and Lord Sturtons but sir William Harbarde flewe and executed many of those rebels In Iuly the Commons of Essex and Kent Suffolke and Norfolke rose against inclosures and pulled downe diuers parks and hooses Also the Commons of Cornewall and Deuonshire required not onely that the inclosures might be disparked but also to haue their old Religion these besieged the Cittie of Excester which was valiantly defended Iohn
haue meat drinke lodging and cloth of the almes of the Citie On Christmas day in the afternoone when the Lord Maior and Aldermen rode to Pauls the children of Christs Hospitall stood from St. Laurence lane in Cheape towards Pauls all in russet cotton the masters of the hospitall formost next the Physitians and Surgeons which children were in number 340. King Edward kept his Christmas with open houshold at Gréenewich George Ferrers Gentleman being Lord of merry disports al the xii daies who so pleasantly and wisely behaued himselfe that the King had great delight in his pastimes On the fourth of Ianuary the saide Lord of merry disports came by water to the Tower where hee entred and after rode through Tower stréete where he was met and receiued by Sergeant Vaus Lord of misrule to master Iohn Mainard one of the Shriues of London so conducted thorow the Cittie with a great company of young Lords and Gentlemen to the house of sir George Barne Lord Maior where he with the chiefe of his company dined and at his departure the Lord Maior gaue him a standing Cuppe with a couer siluer and gilt of the value of x. pound the residue of his Gentlemen and seruants dined at other Aldermens houses and with the Shrieues In the Moneth of Ianuary the King fell sicke of a cough which grieuously increased and at the last ended in a consumption of the lights The first of March began a Parliament at Westminster and brake vp on the 31. of March then being Good-friday a subsidie was granted of 4. shillings the pound lands and two shillings eight pence goods The third of Aprill being Munday after Easter day the children of Christs Hospitall in London came from thence through the City to the sermon at saint Mary spittle all cloathed in plâ—nket coats with red caps and the mayden children in the same liuery with karchiefes all which were there placed on the scaffold of eight stages and there sate the Sermon time The tenth of Aprill the Lord Maior was sent for to the Court and at that time the King gaue to him for a workhouse for the poore and idle persons of the Citie of London his place of Bridewell and seuen hundred marks lands of the Sauoy rents with all the beds and bedding of the Hospitall of the Sauoy toward the maintenance of the said workehouse The 20. of May by the encouragement of one Sebastian Cabot thrée great ships well furnished were sent forth for the aduenture of the vnknown voiage to Muscouia and other east parts of the North seas King Edward being about the age of sixtéene yeares ended his life at Gréenewich on the sixt of Iuly when he had raigned 6. yeares 5. moneths and odde daies and was buried at Westminster The tenth of Iuly was proclamation made of the death of King Edward and how he had ordained that the Lady Iane daughter to Francis Dutchesse of Suffolke which Lady Iane was married to the Lord Gilford Dudley fourth sonne to the Duke of Northumberland should be heire to the Crowne of England The 11. of Iuly Gilbert Pot Drawer to Ninion Sanders Vintner dwelling at Saint Iohns head within Ludgate was set on the pillory in Cheape with both his eares nailed and cleane cut off for words speaking at the time of the Proclamation of the Lady Iane. Lady Mary eldest daughter to King Henry the eight fled into Framingham Castle in Suffolke where the people in the country almost wholly resorted to her In Oxford Sir Iohn Williams in Buckinghamshire Sir Edmond Pecham and in diuers other places many men of worship offering themselues as guides to the common people gathered great powers and with all spéede made toward Suffolke where Lady Mary was Also the 13. of Iuly by appointment of the Counsell the duke of Northumberland the Earle of Huntington the Lord Gray of Wilton and diuers other with a great number of men of armes set forward to fetch the Lady Marie by force and were on their way as farre as Bury The 19. of Iuly the Counsell assembled themselues at Baynards Castle where they commoned with the Earle of Pembrooke and immediately with the Maior of London certaine Aldermen and the Shriues Garter King of armes and a Trumpet came into Cheape where they proclaimed the Lady Mary daughter to King Henry the eight and Quéene Katherine Quéene of England France and Ireland The 20. of Iuly Iohn Duke of Northumberland being at Saint Edmonsbury and hauing sure knowledge that the Lady Mary was at London proclaimed Quéene returned backe againe to Cambridge and about fiue of the Clocke in the euening he came to the market crosse and caused the Lady Mary to be likewise proclaimed Quéene of England but shortly after he was arrested in the Kings Colledge And the 25. of Iuly hee with other was brought vp to the Tower of London vnder the conduct of Henry Earle of Arundell Thus was the matter ended without bloodshed which men feared would haue brought the death of many thousands Queene Mary MAry the eldest daughter to K. Henry the eight beganne her raigne the sixt of Iuly in the yeare 1553. she came to London and was receiued with great ioy entred the tower the third of August where Thomas Duke of Norffolke Doctor Gardiner late Bishop of Winchester and Edward Courtney sonne and heire to Henry Marquesse of Excester prisoners in the Tower discharged The fifth of August Edmond Bonner late Bishop of London prisoner in the Marshalsey and Cuthbert Tunstall Bishop of Durham prisoner in the Kings Bench were restored to their Seas shortly after all the Bishops which had béene depriued in the time of King Edward the sixt were restored to their Bishoprickes also all beneficed men that were married or would not forsake their opinion were put out of their liuings others set in the same The 11. of August certaine Gentlemen minding to passe vnder London bridge in a whirrie were there ouerturned and 6. of them drowned The 13. of August maister Bourne a Canon of Paules preaching at Pauls Crosse so offended sonne of the audience that they breaking silence cried pull him out and one threw a dagger at him whereupon master Bradford and Iohn Rogers two Preachers of King Edwards time with much labour conuaied the saide master Bourne out of the audience into Paules Schoole The 22. of August Iohn Duke of Northumberland Sir Iohn Gates sir Thomas Palmer knights were beheaded on the Tower hill The 4. of September was proclaimed certaine new coines a soueraine of gold of 30. s. the halfe soueraine 15. s. an Angell x. s. the halfe angell 5. s. Of siluer the great halfe groat and peny Also basâ— coines to be currant as before At the same day by proclamation was pardoned the Subsidie of foure shillings the pound lands and 2. s. 8. d. the pound of moueable goods granted in the last Parliament of King
Stuart Lord Darly and Marie King and Quéene of Scots was borne in Edenborough Castle the ninetéenth of Iune last past and the eightéenth of December solemnely christened at Sterling whose Godfathers at the Christning were Charles King of France and Philibert Duke of Sauoy and the Quéenes Maiestie of England was the Godmother who gaue a fount of gold curiously wrought and inameled waighing 333. ounces The 10. of February in the morning H Stuart Lord of Darly before named King of Scots by Scots in Scotland was traiterously murdered the reuenge whereof remaineth in the mightie hands of God The 22. of February the Lady Margaret Dowglas Countesse of Linoux mother to the said King of Scots was discharged out of the Tower of London Within the space of ten moneths last past died seuen Aldermen of London The 22. of Aprill by great misfortune of fire in the towne of Ossestry in Wales to the number of two hundred houses besides cloth corne cattel c. were consumed The 17. of May in the towne of Milnall in Suffolke 37. houses besides barnes stables and such like were consumed with fire in the space of two houres Shan Onele who had rebelled against the Quéens Maiesty in Ireland was this yéere with his great losse manfully repelled from the siege of Dundalke by the Garrison thereof and afterward through the valiancy of Sir Henry Sidney Lord Deputie of Ireland he was so discomfited in sundry conflicts that now hee determined to put a collar about his necke and penitently to require his pardon But Neile Mackener his Secretary perswaded him first to trie the friendship of certaine wild Scots that then lay encamped in Clan Iboy under the conducting of Alexander Oge and Mac Gilliam Buske whose father and vncle Shan Onele had lately killed neuerthelesse hée went to the saide Campe the second of Iune where after a dissembled entertainment Gilliam Busk ministred quaâ—relling talke and made a fray vpon Oneiles men and then gathering together his Scots hewed in péeces Shan Onele his Secretary and all his company On Saint Iohns Euen at night was the like standing watch in London as had béene on Saint Peters Euen two yeares before passed this order of watch is still continued The 29. of Iuly Charles Iames the yong Prince of Scotland after a Sermon made by Iohn Knokes was crowned King of Scots at Sterling Church and at that time the Quéene of Scots was prisoner at Loughleuen Sir Nicholas Throgmorton hauing talked with the Quéene of Scots at Loughleuen returned out of Scotland in the moneth of August Thomas Ramsey William Bond Shriues Sir Roger Martin Mercer Maior After a dry Sommer there followed a sharpe winter with such a scarcity of fodder and hay that in diuers places the same was sold by the waight for fiue pence the stone there followed also a great death of Cattell In the moneth of Ianuary the Quéenes Maiestie sent into the narrow seas thrée of her Ships named the Antilope the Swallow and the Aid and one Barke named the Phenix the which were manned with 500. men her Highnesse appointed the charge of those Ships and men to William Holstocke Esquire Controwler of her Ships who had commaundement to stay the subiects of King Phillip and according to his charge he vsed such diligence that on the eleuenth of March next following hee was with eleuen saile of Flemish Hoies vpon Boloine which came from Roan and in them foure hundred and odde Tunnes of Gascoine and French wines which they intended to haue conuaied into Flanders but William Holstock staied all the said Hoyes and sent them to London where they made their discharge More on the 28. of March the saide W. Holstocke seruing in the Antilope as Admirall in his Company W. Winter the younger being Vice-admirall seruing in the Aide and Iohn Basing Captaine of the Swallow and Thomas Gauerley Captaine of the Phenix met in the narrow Seas 14. saile of great Hulkes which were come out of Portingale and bound to Flanders their chiefe lading being Portingale salt and they had good store of Spanish Rials of plate also great store of spices the which 14. Hulkes did maintain their fight for the space of two houres but the said William Holstocke and his company tooke the same Hulkes whereof sixe were sent into the riuer of Thames and the Admirall and Viceadmirall of the said Hulkes being two great ships which William Holstocke himselfe did take were conuaied to Harwich and there discharged The 28. of March through vehement rage and tempest of winds many vessels on the Thames with two Tiltboates before Grauesend were drowned The 16. of May Mary Q. of Scots after her escape made out of Loughleuen where shee had béene long imprisoned arriued at Werkington in England hauing in her company to the number of 16. persons besides 4. water-men where she was staied and conuaied to Carlile and from thence to Bolton castle belonging to the L. Scrope who with sir Ralph Sadler sent downe for that purpose had the custody of her till she was committed to the Earle of Shrewsbury The 26. of Iune deceased Thomas Young Archbishop of Yorke at Shefield and was buried at Yorke The great hall and Pallace whereof hee had pulled downe and destroied Iohn Aleph Richard Harding Salter Iames Bacon Shriues The eleuenth of October were taken in Suffolke at Downam Bridge 17. monstrous fishes some of them 27. foote in length 2. miles from Ipswich Sir Thomas Roe Marchant tailor Maior At the cost and charges of the Citizens of London a new Conduit was builded at Walbrooke corner neare to Dowgate the water whereof is conuaied out of the Thames The 22. of December was the first day that the Marchants left their méeting in Lombard stréete and came into the Burse in Cornhill builded for that purpose The 27. of Ianuary a Frenchman two Englishmen were drawne from Newgate to tiburne and there hanged the French man quartered who had coined gold counterfaite the Englishmen the one had clipped siluer the other cast toâ—â—ons of Tin William Herbert Earle of Pembrooke deceased the 17. of March buried in Paules Church The 28. of March the Pentioners were appointed in armour on horsebacke mustered before the Quéene in Hide Parke beside Westminster A great Lottery of 400000. lots euery lot 10. s. being holden at London in Paules Churchyard at the West doore was begun to bee drawne the 11. of Ianuary and continued day and night till the sixt of May. The 17. of August an Ambassador from Musconie landed at Tower-wharfe and was there receiued by the Lord Maior of London Aldermen â—â—d Shriues in Scarlet with the Marchants aduenturers in coates of blacke veluet all on horsebacke The plague of pestilence somewhat raigning Michaelmas Tearme was adiourned vnto Hillary Tearme Henry Bechar William Dane Shriues This William Dane by his Testament and also Margaret Dane his wife gaue great
Gallies and Brigantines 230 there were slaine of the Turkes more then thirty thousand beside a great number of prisoners taken and about 12000 Christians that had béene slaues with the Turkes were set at liberty The 13 of Ianuary deceased sir William Peter knight who had béene Secretary and of the priuy Councell to foure Kings and Quéens in this Realm and seuen times L. Ambassadour abroad in forraine lands he augmented Excester Colledge in Oxford with lands to the value of one hundred pounds by yeare The 16 of Ianuary Thomas Duke of Norffolke was arraigned in Westminster Hall and there by his Péeres found guilty of high Treason The 11 of February Kenelme Barne and Edmond Mather were drawne from the Tower of London and Henry Rolfe from the Marshalsée in Southwarke all thrée to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered Barncy and Mather for conspiracy and Rolfe for counterfeiting the Quéenes hand The 12 of February was proclamation made for the sharpe punishment of such as conuaied bels lead and other Church goods out of the Parish Churches or Chappels The tenth of March deceased sir William Pawlet knight Lord Saint Iohn Earle of Wilshire Marques of Winchester knight of the Garter one of the Quéenes Maiesties priuie Counsell and Lord high Treasurer of England He was borne in the yeare of our Lord 1483 he serued Henry the 7 Henry the 8 Edward the 6 Quéene Mary and Quéene Elizabeth Himselfe did sée the children of his childrens children growing to the number of 103. The 25 of March by the commandement of the Counsel the Citizens of London assembling at their seuerall halles the master collected the most actiue persons of euery their companies to the number of 3 thousand whom they appointed to be pikemen and shotte the pikemen were forthwith armed in faire corslets the gunners had euery of them his Callieuer with the furniture To these were appointed diuers captaines who to traine them vp in warlike feats mustered them thrice euery wéeke sometime in the artillery yard teaching the gunners to handle their péeces sometime at the miles end in Saint Georges field teaching them to skirmish On May day they mustred at Gréenewich before the Quéenes maiestie where they showed many warlike feats but were much hindred by the weather all day showring It was enacted that all persons aboue the age of fouretéene yeares being taken vagrant and wandring misorderly should be apprehended whipped and burnt through the right eare with a hot iron for the first time so taken the second time to be hanged This yeare 1572 was the Massacar in Paris The 2 of Iune Thomas Duke of Norffolk was beheaded on tower hill Francis Duke of Memorency and Betraude de Saligners Knights of the order of Saint Michaell Ambassadours for Charles king of France arriued at Douer The 15 of Iune they repaired to the White hall and there in her Graces chappell about one of the clocke in the after noone the Articles of treaty league or confederacy and sure friendship concluded at Bloys the ninetéenth of Aprill betwéen the Quéenes maiesty and the French King being read the same was by her maiesty and his Ambassadours confirmes to be obserued and kept The 22 of August Thomas Percie Earle of Northumberland now brought out of Scotland whither he had fled was beheaded at York In the moneth of August sir Thomas Smith one of the Quéens Maiesties priuie Counsell sent his sonne Thomas Smith Esquire into Ireland with a Colony or habitation of English men to inhabite the Ardes in Vlster Richard Pype Nicholas Woodroffe Sir Lionell Ducket mercer The 18 of Nouember was séene a star Northward very bright and cleare in the contestation of Cassiopeia which with thrée chiefe fixed stars of the said constellation made a Geometicall figure lozengewise of the learned men called Rombus this starre in bignesse at the flrst appearing séemed bigger then Iupiter and much lesse then Venus when she séemed greatest also the said star neuer changing his place was carried about with the daily motion of heauen as all fixed stars commonly are and so continued almost sixe moneths The same starre was found to be in place celestiall farre aboue the Moone otherwise than euer any comet hath béene séene or naturally can appeare therefore it is supposed that the signification thereof is directed purposely and specially to some matter not naturall but celestiall or rather supercelestiall so strange as from the beginning of the world neuer was the like The 14 of Nouember Edward Earle of Darby Lord Stanley and Strange L. and Gouernor of the Isle of Man knight of the noble Order of the Garter and one of the Quéenes Maiesties Priuie Counsell deceased His life and death deseruing commendation and crauing memory to be imitated was such as followeth His fidelity to two Kings and two Quéenes in dangerous times and great rebellions in which time alwaies as cause serued he was Lieutenant of Lancashire and Cheshire His godly disposition to his tenants neuer forcing any seruice at their hands but due payment of their rent His liberality to strangers his famous houskéeping his féeding of aged persons twice a day forty and odde besides all commers thrice a wéeke appointed for his dealing daies and euery good Friday 35 yeares relieued one with another 2700 with meate drinke and mony worth His cunning in setting bones disioynted or brake his chirurgery desire to helpe the poore his deliuery of his George and seale of the Lord Strange with exhortation that he might kéepe it so vnspotted in fidelity to his Prince as he had and his hope that he died in the Quéenes fauour his ioyfull parting this world his taking leaue of all his seruants by shaking of hands and his remembrance to the last day The 18 of Ianuary William Lord Herbert Earle of Worcester began his iourney toward France to the christning of the Kings daughter there in stead of the Quéenes maiesty of England The said Earle with many of his company were robbed vpon the sea of much of their baggage and thrée or foure of their men slaine In the moneth of February through sundry hainous complaints brought to the Quéenes Maiesty and her Counsell of Pirats that kept the narrow Seas doing many robberies as also the robbing of the Earle of Worcester it pleased her Maiesty to send one of her Ships named the Swallow vnder the charge of William Holstocke Esquire controller of her highnesse shippes who had with him the Gillian the Barke Garet and the Barke of Yarmouth and 306 able Marriners Gunners and Souldiers in the said three shippes and one Barke which scoured the narrow Sea from the North forland as farre Westward as Falmouth in Cornwall and tooke twenty ships and Barkes of sundry nations viz. English French and Flemmings but all Pirats and in fashion of warre He apprehended in those ships and Barkes to the number of 900 men of
containing most trayterous matters against her Maiesties person And from thence to be caried in that maner and set on the pillory in the Palace at Westminster and there to haue one of his eares cut off also to be caried in like maner into London and set on the pillory on market day in Cheape with the like paper And after that caried into Kent and at the next Assise there to be set on the pillory with the like paper and his other eare to be cut off also to be set on the pillory one market day at Canterbury and another at Rochester in the like manner and at euery the said places this order taken touching this offence openly read the sentence whereof was duly executed The 14 of March at the Assises kept at the City of Excester in Deuonshire before Sir Edmond Anderson L. chiefe Iustice of the common pleas Sergeant Floriday one of the Barons of the Exchequer and other Iustices there happened a strange sicknesse first amongst the prisoners and then amongst other persons and beside the prisoners many of all degrées died thereof namely Serieant Floriday Sir Iohn Chichester Sir Arthur Basset and Sir Bernard Drake Knights Tho. Carew Richard Carie I. Fortescue I Waldran and Tho. Risdone Esquires and Iustices of the peace of the common people died very many Constables Reues Tithmen and Iurors and namely of one Iury being twelue of them died eleuen The seuentéene of March a strange thing happened Master Dorington of Spaldwickt in the Countie of Huntington Esquire one of her Maiesties Gentlemen Pentioners had a horse which died suddenly and being ripped to sée the cause of his death there was found in the hole of the heart of the same horse a strange worme which lay on a round heape in a Call or skinne in the likenesse of a Toade which being taken out spread abroade was in forme fashion not easie to be described the length of which worme diuided into many graines to the number of 50 spred from the body like the branches of a trée was from the snout to the end of the longest graine 17 inches hauing foure issues in the grains from whence dropped forth a red water the body in bignes round about was 3 inches a halfe the color whereof was very like to a mackarell This monstrous worme found in maner aforesaid crawling to haue got away was stabbed in with a dagger and died which after being dried was shewed to many honourable persons of the Realme The 18 of Aprill in the Sises holden at London in the Iustice hall William Tompson made Priest at Reymes in France and remaining within this Realme was condemned of treason Also Richard Lea made Priest at Lions was likewise there condemned which said William and Thomas were both on the twentieth of April drawne to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered The first of May sir Henry Sidney knight of the Garter Lord president of Wales departed this life and was honourably buried at Penshurst in Kent The 8 of May arriued at London on the Tower Wharfe Henry Ramelius Chancellor for Germany Ambassadour from Frederick the second King of Denmarke vnto the Quéenes Maiesty of England he was honourably receiued of the Lord Talbot the Lord Cobham and other great estates and by them conuayed through Tower stréete Fanchurch stréet and Grace-stréet into Bishops-gate stréet to Crosby place where he remained till hee had finished his Ambassage and returned on the thirtieth of May towards Denmarke Wolston Dixie Maior 1586 founded a frée schoole at Bosworth in Leicester-shire endowed with twenty pounde land by yéere better more he gaue to the gouernors of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge 600 pounds to buy land for the mainteinance of two scholarships and two fellowships there the scholars to come forth of Bosworth schoole he gaue also toward the erecting of Emmanuel Colledge 50 pounds to Christs hospitall in London 42 pounds the yeare for euer toward the Diuinity lecture to S. Michaell bassings hall in London 10 pounds the yeare for euer Vnto his company of Skinners 500 pounds to be lent vnto young men of that company viz. 200 pounds to foure yong men marchant Aduenturers for 3 yeare at 3 pounds 6 shillings 8 pence the yeare and thrée hundred pounds to ten other after the same rate part of the profits to be spent in coles yearly to the poore of Saint Michaels parish Basing hall for euer To Saint Bartholmewes hospitall and Saint Thomas hospitall 50. l. to each The poore of Bridewell 20. l. To the poore of Newgate 20. l. To the poore of the Compters 10. l. to each to Ludgate 10. l. To Bethlem 10. l. To the foure prisons in Southwarke 20. pounds thirtéene shillings and foure pence To poore maides marriages 100. l. To poore strangers of the Dutch and French Churches 50. li. To the poore of Basings-hall 10. l. To the poore Eling in Middlesex foure pounds And 200. toward building of the Pesthouse The 17. of May Philip Earle of Arundell was conuaied from the Towre of London to Westminster and there in the Star-chamber by the Counsell condemned to pay 10000. l. fine for his contempt and to remaine in prison at the Quéenes pleasure A Commission was erected from her Maiesty tending to the ratifying of a firme League of amity betwéene her Maiesty and Iames King of Scots which League being articuled Commissioners were appointed Edward Earle of Rutland W. Lord Euers and T. Randolph Esquire who with their Traine came to Barwicke on the 19. of Iune were the Ambassadors of Scotland being present they accomplished the matter according to the commission the Articles of the said league in all and euery part sufficiently confirmed on 1. of Iuly which being done the said Earle of Rutland with his traine returned home Master Randolph went into Scotland to take his leaue of the King and returned into England This yéere 1586. certaine Merchants and other gallant actiue Citizens at their owne proper charges onely for their countries seruice and defence practised wéekely diuers feats of Armes and by orderly course euery man bare al degrées of Offices from the corporall to the captaine and when they had by vsuall practise attained vnto some perfection with obseruation of Martiall discipline then they trained the common souldiers of the City taught them the managing of their péeces pikes halbeards to march countermarch and ring this president was taken from the Marchants of Antwerp The 18. of Iune Henry Elkes clarke for counterfeiting the Quéenes signe manuell to a presentation of the personage of all Saints in Hasâ—ings directed to the Archbishop of Canterbury or to his Comissary generall the Diocesse of Chichester doing void that he might be institued Parson there was drawne to Tiburne there hanged and quartered A Lottery for maruellous rich and beautifull Armor was begun to be drawne at London in Pauls Church yeard at the great West gate an
26 of August Desmond and an other Knight brought out of Ireland were conueied to the Tower of London About the 5 of September certaine Noblemen and other of France to the number of 300 persons arriued at the Tower wharffe the chiefe of them were conueied in Coaches through the City into Bishopsgate streete and there the principall namely Marshall de Biron was lodged in Crosby place the other neere adioyning to Corne-hill Henrie Anderson William Glouer the 28 of September Sir Iohn Garrard Haberdasher the 28 of October About the 13 of October 400 souldiers were set out of the City of London In Nouember the Lady Mary Ramsey widdow to Sir Thomas Ramsey sometime Maior of London was buried in the Parish church or Hospitall of Christs church by Newgate market A charitable dole or almes was giuen for her on the same day in the afternoone at the Leaden hall 17 poore weake people were there among the sturdy beggars crushed and troden to death The 19 of December with the grant of Subsidies and Fifteenes the Parliament was dissolued Lightning and thunder often before Christmas and in the holy dayes and an Earthquake at London on Christmas euen at noone In the moneth of Ianuary newes came out of Ireland that on Christmas day the Spaniards and Irish were ouercome and slaine in great numbers and the Englishmen were victors The 18 of Ianuary at night bone-fires were made at London with ringing c. For ioy of newes out of Ireland the victory of our English there against Tyrone Windsor boate was cast away against the Blacke Fryers stayres at London by tempest The ninetéenth of Aprill Peter Bullocke Stationer and one named Ducket for printing of bookes offensiue were hanged at Tiborne The 20 of Aprill Stichborne William Kenson and Iames Page Seminarie Priests were drawne to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for comming into this realme contrary to the statute of An. 27. c. In the moneth of May great pressing out of Souldiers about London to be sent into the Low Countries The 22 of Iune proclamation was published for the pulling downe of late builded houses and the auoiding of Inmates in the City of London Westminster and for the space of three miles distant of both these Cities but little hurt was done and small effect followed more then of an Act of Parliament made to that purpose those Cities are still increased and pestred with cottages and Inmates to the great infection of them both The last of Iune Atkenson a customer of Hull was set on the Pillory in Cheape and with him three other who had beene brought thither on horse backe with their faces towards the horse tailes and papers on their heads They were there whipped on the Pillory and lost their eares by iudgement of the Star-chamber for slanderous words by them spoken against the Counsell The same last of Iune in the afternoone fell great lightning and thunder with hale-stones in many places of nine inches compasse which at Sandwich in Kent lay a foot déepe on the ground brake the glasse windowes of their Churches and many tiles of their houses some barnes were fired by lightning About the first of August the citizens of London set out and furnished 200 souldiers towards Ireland Iames Pemberton Iohn Swinarton the 28 of September Sir Robert Lee Merchantailor the 28 of October In the moneth of Ianuary the citizens of London were charged with ships to sea to lie before Dunkerke two ships and a Pinnace furnished manned and maintained The 17 of February William Anderson alias Richardson a Seminary Priest was drawne to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for being found in England contrary to the statute of Anno 27. c. In the moneth of March the Quéene lying at Richmont dangerously sicke straight watches were kept in London with warding at the gates lanthornes with lights hanged out all the night at which newes the people were sore perplexed Thursday the foure and twenty of March about two of the clocke in the morning deceased Quéene Elizabeth at her Mannor of Richmont in Surrey being then aged seuenty yeeres and had raigned forty foure yeares fiue moneths and odde daies Whose corps was priuily conueied to Whitehall and there remained till the 28 of Aprill and then buried at Westminster The same day aforesaid the Nobility and Priuie Counsellors of Estate with as great peace prudence and prouidence as the heart of man could imagine assembled themselues together and farre beyond the generall imagination of all men being a matter most remarkeable tooke speedy order aswell for the instant manifesting the Quéenes death as in publishing to the whole Realme for their lasting comfort the true and lawfull successor And about eleuen of the clocke the same Thursday in the forenoone which according to the computation of the Church of England is the last day of the yeare 1602 being accompanied with the Lord Maior Aldermen and Shrieues of London and very many others of most reuerend and honorable quality at the high Crosse in Cheapeside proclamed Iames the sixth of that name King of Scotland to bee the right King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the Faith being lineally descended from Margaret the eldest daughter to King Henry the seuenth by Elizabeth his wife which was the eldest daughter of King Edward the fourth the said Margaret was married to King Iames the fourth of that name King of Scotland in the yeare of our redemption 1503 who had issue Iames the fifth who was Father to Mary Quéene of Scotland And the said Mary was mother to Iames the sixth now sole Monarch of the whole Island of great Brittaine and King of France and Ireland this forenamed Proclamation was most distinctly and audibly read by Sir Robert Cecill principall Secretary vnto Quéene Elizabeth Also the Lords and Priuie Councellors of Estate with great diligence sent spéedily condigne Messengers vnto his Maiesty into Scotland who manifested their whole procéeding with tender of their zealous loue and duety and the peoples vniuersall ioy and great desire to sée their King which his Maiesty most gratiously accepted approued all their procéedings and returned them all princely thankes authorizing the Lords and others late Priuie Counsellors of Estate to the Quéene to persist as they had begun vntill he came personally vnto them This change was very plausible and well pleasing to the Nobility and Gentry and generally to all the Commons of this Realme among whom the name of a King was then so strange as few could remember or had séene a King before except they were aged persons considering that the gouernment of the Realme had continued neere the space of 50. yeares vnder the raigne of two Quéenes which is the far greater part of an old mans age but tidings hereof being brought to the King in Scotland he called
a Councell to him and taking order for setting all things in his realme of Scotland began his voyage towards England King IAMES PResently vpon the death of Queene Elizabeth of famous memory the Nobilitie of this Land and Priuy Counsellors of Estate vnto the said Queene acknowledged the immediate right of Iames the sixt then King of Scots and within sixe houres after her death the said Lords and Counsellors gaue full satisfaction vnto the people by three Proclamations the first at the Court gate the second at the high Crosse in Cheape and the third at the Tower by the name of Iames the 1. King of England Scotland France and Ireland defendor of the Faith c. The King being then full 36 yeares of age and crowned King of Scots in his infancy began his raigne ouer the great Isle of Britaine the 24 of March 1602. The Nobility and State aforesaid with all speed sent Sir Charles Pearcy and Master Thomas Sommerset with letters vnto the King signifying the death of the Queene and tender of all their duties loue and allegiance but Sir Robert Cary rid poste and brought the first newes to the King and as he rode gaue knowledge vnto his brother Sir Iohn Cary then Gouernor of Barwicke This calme and discréet course of the English Lords in proclaiming the King and quiet setling the whole Estate without faction or interruption was as plausible vnto all his Highnesse Subiects as admited of all forraine nations The 5. of Aprill the King came from Edenborough to Dunglasse and the next day to Barwicke and vpon the morrow after came newes of many disordered persons that were in Armes in the borders whereat the King was somewhat troubled and forthwith there was power sent to suppresse them and after that when the King came to London he with the aduice of the Lords of his Counsell set all the parts of the northborders in as good condition as any other part of his dominions The 8. of Aprill the King went from Barwicke to Wytherington and then to Newcastle and from thence to Durham to Yorke to Grimstone to Dancester to Newarke vpon Trent to Beuercastle to Burleigh to Hinchingbrooke to Godmanchester to Royston to Standon to Theobalos where the Lords and ether of the Priuie Councell and many other of the Nobility attended his comming and did their homage vnto his Maiesty And here the King made of his Priuie Councell the Lord Henry Howard the L. Tho. Howard who was also made L. Chamberlaine and the L. Mountioy there the King made 28 knights The 10 of Aprill diuers prisoners were discharged out of the Tower among whom the Earle of Southamton was the chiefest The 27 of Aprill there were thirtéene persons slaine and blowne in peeces by misfortune at the Gunpowder mill at Redriffe The 7 of May his Maiesty came from Theobalds to London against which time Master Iames Pemberton and Master Iohn Swinnarton shrieues of London and Middlesexe had furnished themselues with 80 men on horse backe in faire Liueries but Master Pemberton being sicke M. Swinnarton with the whole traine attended at Waltham to receiue his Maiesty as the shrieues of other Coūties had formerly done in all the Kings progresse from Scotland And at Stanford hill three miles from London the L. Maior Aldermen in scarlet robes accompanied with the chiefe officers councellors of the City 500. graue Citizens in veluet coats and chains of gold wel moūted attēded his Maiesty there met him also diuers his Highnes officers as Sergeants at armes Heralds Trūpeters euery one in due place y e Duke of Lenox bare the sword the L. Tho. Howard receiued his Maiesty into the Charterhouse where he staied 4 daies made 80 knights you shall vnderstand y e whilst the King was in his iourney many prisoners were released out of diuers prisons the Maūdy very solemnly performed And the 28 of Aprill at Westminster a very Royall obsequy for the late Quéene Elizabeth according to the Kings appointment by his letters to the Lords of the Priuy Councell all auncient English rites and customes were fully obserued except only the feast of Saint George which his Maiesty deferred vntill his personall comming vnto some of his owne palaces The 7 of May proclamation was made for suppression of all manner of former Monopolies that hindered commerce and protections that impeached mens suits in Law and against the annoyance and oppressions done by y e Salt-peter men Purueyors and Cardmakers The 11 of May the King rode priuately from the Charterhouse to White-hall and went from thence by water to the Tower of London and there the 13 of the same he made Barons viz. Robert Lord Cecill Baren of Essenden Robert Lord Sydney Baron of Penshurst William Lord Knowles Baron of Graies Edward Lord Wotton Baron of Marley he also made xi knights The 16 of May Proclamation was made to prohibite all manner of persons from killing of Déere and all wilde foule according to the Tenour of diuers statutes for preseruation of the Kings game of hunting and hawking The 19 of May proclamation was made for the suppression of disordered persons in the North-borders and for the mutuall peace and amity of both Kingdomes The 20 of May the King made Knights sir Iulius Caesar sir Roger Wilbram masters of the requests sir William Waad sir Thomas Smith sir Thomas Edmonds clerks of the priuy Councell and sir Thomas Lake Clerke of the Signet The twenty two of May the King knighte◠sir Robert Lee Maior of London sir Iohn Crooke Recorder and sir Edward Cooke his Highnes Atturney generall And that day the King made a great feast and was serued with great state and at night sundry fire-workes vpon the Thames the Court being at Gréenewich In the last yéere and last terme of Quéene Elizabeth there was a call of Sergeants at Law viz. Thomas Couentrie Robert Houghton Laurence Tanfield I. Crooke Thomas Foster Edward Philips Thomas Harris Iames Altham Henry Hubert Augustine Nichols and Robert Barker these receiued writs from the Quéene de statu gradu seruientum ad legem suscipiendi returnable tres Pascae next following being the second returne in Easter terme but the Quéene dying in the meane time their Writtes abated which notwithstanding the King being aduertised thereof in Scotland from the Councell of England of their late election gaue order for the rest of their procéedings according to their ancient laudable customes so far forth as that they procéed by new Writs in his name returnable the day aforesaid and added vnto their number thrée others viz. Iohn Sherly George Snig and Richard Hutton these fouretéene vpon Tuesday the seuenth of May being the next day after the returne of their writs made their appearance before sir Thomas Egerton Lord Kéeper of the great Seale in the high Court of Chancerie and were then sworne Sergeants at Law and vpon Tuesday
by the frée election of the Treasurer and Counsell of Virginea and with the full consent of the generality of that company was constituted and authorized during his naturall life to be Lord Gouernour and captaine generall of all the English Colonies planted or to be planted in Virginea according to the tenor of his Maiesties Letters Pattents granted this present yeare vnto the said company The Lord La Warre had his Pattent sealed by that Company the twenty eight day of February this yeare 1609. he went accompanied with Knights and Gentlemen of qualitie And in Iune next there was one ship with 20 men and a yeares competent prouision for the whole Colony sent after him The ninth of February the Parliament began at Westminster and continued vntill the twenty third of Iuly and was then prorogued vntill the 16 of October following and then the Lords and Commons sate againe vntill the sixt of December and then it was adiourned vnto the ninth of February The Kings Maiesty in his princely prouidence for the present and future good of his Kingdomes and chiefely for preuention of all rebellion in the Kingdome of Ireland and in his especiall fauour and kingly respect vnto the City of London did in Iuly last make a liberall offer vnto the Lord Maior and citizens of London for the present possession and plantation of Englishmen in the Prouince of Vlster And when the Lord Maior and Citizens had well aduised themselues therein then in August they sent foure discréet expert persons being accompanied and directed by Sir Thomas Philips as the Lords of the Councell had appointed to suruay that Prouince and to obserue the profits with the estate and condition thereof and to report what ruines were to be repayred and what cities castles and townes were presently to be builded and when these 4 suruayors were returned they ascertained the Lord Maior Citizens aswell of the true estate and validity thereof as of the seuerall commodities honor dignity y t would therby ensue then they humbly accorded vnto the Kings most gratious and bounteous offer then the Lord Maior Citizens vpon mature deliberation leuied 20000. li. to be employed in these Irish affaires by vertue of their act of common Councell they constituted 24 Committies consisting of 6 Aldermen and 18 Commoners the two chiefe wherof were called the gouernor deputy all which are to be new chosen euery yeare hauing power authority giuen them to order dispose of all matters for plantation traffique rule gouernment in that North part of Ireland whereupon the 14 of February they made publication therof signifying vnto all handy crafts men their present entertainment employment in this expedition that they should haue their full wages with their dwelling houses and other good meanes for the honest maintenance of themselues their families vpon knowledge wherof there came about 300 seuerall persons who were presently fitted and furnished with all things necessary with all conueniency were sent to Vlster and so this expedition procéeded prosperously William Cokaine Alderman was the first gouernor Thursday the 3 of May the French Quéene with all solemnity was crowned in Paris hauing béene ten yeares before maried to the king and the next day after the King was murthered in his coach as he rode through Paris by a base villain that stabd him into the body with a long knife twice that he died instantly and his body was carried to the Loouer presently vpon the Kings death the Quéene was made Regent during her sons minority viz. Lewis the 13. The 20 of May being Sonday our King Quéene the Prince the Duke of Yorke the Lady Elizabeth and all the Lords and Ladies in the Court mourned in blacke for the death of this French King Henry the 4. and about the end of Iune was he buried in Paris with as great royalty as euer was any king of France Vpon the murther of this French king the Lords Commons of the Parliament of England humbly besought the King our soueraigne Lord to haue a more especiall care then formerly had béene for the preseruation of his royall person also to take spéedy order for the auoiding imminet danger and kéeping his Subiects in their due obedience and forthwith the Commons of the Parliament for manifestation of their allegiance loue and duety they voluntarily of their owne accord tooke the oath of allegiance and after them the Lords of the vpper house did so likewise who also ministred the same oath vnto all their seruants and followers and such as refused to take the oath were put from their Lords seruices and the Bishops in their Conuocation house ordained that euery Bishop in their seuerall visitations should minister the same oath vnto all their Clergy which they performed accordingly this oath was also ministred vnto others as followeth according to the tenor of a speciall statute made this Session of Parliament in that behalfe The appointed time now drew neere for Prince Henry to be created Prince of Wales and vpon thursday the last of May the Lord Maior and Aldermen being accompanied with 54 seuerall companies of citizens of London in their seuerall Barges bearing Armes distinguished by their proper Ensignes banners and streamers in braue and warlike manner and therewithall plenteously furnished with sundry sorts of excellent musicke and had also to entertaine the Prince diuers ingenious and pleasant trophies vpon the water all which in very comely order went to Chelsea the Lord Maior as Admirall going formost where from nine a clocke in the morning vntill past three in the afternoone they attended the comming of the Prince who could not come sooner by reason of the low ebbe at which tsme the Prince came from Richmond being very honourably accompanied and attended And from Chelsea the Lord Maior and citizens conducted his Highnesse vnto the court at White-hall as they returned from Chelsea the citizens ledde the way and the Lord Maior followed them going alwaies next before the Princes Barge To sée this ioyfull fight the people for 7 miles space swarmed on both sides the riuer the Thames was couered with boates barges and lighters full fraught with men women and children And vpon Sonday the 3 of Iune the King made 25 knights of the Bath whose names follow And the next day the King created and crowned the Prince his eldest Sonne Henry Prince of Wales in the Great White Chamber at Westminster being performed with all magnificence and solemnity and with the full consent of the Lords spirituall and temporall and commons of the Parliament being all there present the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London were also present at this Creation the Princes titles were proclaimed viz. Henry Prince of Wales Duke of Cornewall and Rothesey and Earle of Chester In honour of this Creation there was the next night at the Court a most rich and royall maske of Ladies viz. the Quéene the
Lady Elizabeth daughter to our Soueraign the Lady Arabella the Countesse of Arondel the Countes of Darby the Countes of Essex the Countes of Dorset the Countes of Mountgomery the Viscounts of Haddington the Lady Elizabeth Gray the Lady Elizabeth Guilford the Lady Katherine Peter the Lady Winter and the Lady Winsor and vpon Wednesday in the afternoon in the Tilt-yard there were diuers Earles Barons and others being in rich and glorious armour and hauing most costly caparisons wondrous curiously imbrodered with pearle gold and siluer the like rich abiliments for horses were neuer séene before presented their seuerall ingenious Trophies before the King Quéene and Prince and then ran at Tilt where there was a world of people assembled to behold their trophies and that night there were other triumphes vpon the water with ships of warre and Gallies fighting one against an other and against a great Castle builded vpon the water and after these battailes then for an houres space there were many strange and variable fire workes in the castle and in all the ships and gallies The Knights of the Bath The Earle of Oxford The Lord Gourdon The Lord Clifford The Lord Fitzwalter The Lord Fitzwarren The Lord Hay The Lord Erskine The Lord Winsor The Lord Wentworth Sir Charles Somerset Sir Edward Somerset Sir Francis Stewart Sir Ferdinando Dudley Sir Henry Cary. Sir Oliuer Saint Iohn Sir Gilbert Gerrard Sir Charles Stanhope Sir Edward Bruce Sir William Stewart Sir Robert Sydney Sir Ferdinando Tuchet Sir Peregrine Bartye Sir Henry Rich. Sir Edward Sheffield Sir William Cauendish The 4 of Iune Proclamation was made commanding all Roman Priests Iesuits and Seminaries to depart this Kingdome by the 4 day of Iuly next and not to returne vpon paine of the seuerity of the law also by this proclamation the King straightly commaunds all Recusants to returne home to their dwellings and not to remaine in London nor to come within ten miles of the Court without especiall licence but to depart from London and the Court by the last day of this moneth and to remaine confined according to the tenor of the statute in that behalfe prouided Presently after that the oth of allegiance was ministred vnto all officers atturneyes Clerks belonging to any of the Courts of Westminster hall and the Exchequer and vnto all Aduocats and Proctors of the spirituall Courts This oth was also ministred vnto all Lawyers and Students in the Innes of Court and Chancerie and vnto all Studients and Schollers in both the Vniuersities The 25 of Iuly 1610. the Lord Henry Clifford sonne to Frances Earle of Cumberland maried the Lady Francis Cecill daughter to Robert Earle of Salisbury Lord high Treasurer of England This yeare the King builded a most stately ship for war the Kéele whereof was an hundred and 14 foot long and the crosse beame was forty and foure foot long she will beare 64 péeces of great Ordnance and is of the burthen of 1400 tunne This royall ship is double built and is most sumptuously adorned both within and without with all manner of curious caruing painting and rich gilding being in all respects the greatest and goodliest shippe that euer was builded in England and this glorious ship the King gaue vnto his sonne Henry Prince of Wales and the 24 of September the King the Quéene the Prince of Wales the Duke of Yorke and the Lady Elizabeth with many great Lords went to Wollwich to sée it lanched but because of the narrownesse of the Docke it could not then be launched whereupon the Prince came the next morning by thrée a clocke and then at the launching thereof the Prince named it after his owne dignity and called it the Prince Master Phynyes Pet. was Warden and chiefe worke master in building this ship The King sent the Lord Wotton Ambassador into France to take the oath of the young King and of the Quéene Regent his mother for performance of a league newly made betwéene the two Kingdomes he arriued at Callis the 28 of August and came to Paris the 7 of September and the King was sworne the 12 of the same moneth And the Ambassador returned into England the 7 of October And the French King viz. Lewis the 13. was crowned the sixth of October at Reynes in Champaigne Sunday the 21 of October by Commission from the King to the Lord Bishop of London the Lord Bishop of Elye the Lord Bishop of Worcester and to the Lord Bishop of Rochester they did consecrate in the Chappell of the Lord Bishop of London Master Iohn Spottyswod Archbishop of Glasco Master Gawen Hamelton Bishop of Galloway and M. Andrew Lambe Bishop of Breachyn which consecration was performed mutatis mutandis according to the forme of the Church of England Richard Pyot Francis Ihones Shreeues Sir William Crauen Merchantaylor Maior The Triumphes Trophies and pleasant deuices at this time in honour of the Lord Maior and Citie of London were extraordinarie great being in a manner twice so much as hath béene vsuall within the Citie and so likewise were the stately shewes and ingenious deuices vpon the water at the charges of the Company of Marchantaylors Notwithstanding the Citie of Londons former plentifull prouision of sundry Granaries and other Storehouses for the generall seruice thereof and for preuention of sudden famine yet such is the late vnspeakeable increase of people within and about the City as well of strangers as Natiues so as the Magistrates in their prouidence for preuention of famine and for prouision for the poore very carefully about two yeares past beganne to build a Bridewell twelue new faire Granaries being sufficient to kéepe sixe thousand quarters of Corne and two store houses for sea-coale for the poore which will keepe foure thousand loade of coales These necessary houses were not finished vntill this time Master Alderman Leman vsed great paines and diligence in the contriuing and accomplishing of this memorable worke This last Summer there were warres in Cleueland and the vnited protestant Princes with their seuerall forces aided the Marquesse of Brandenberg in his claime to that Dukedome and the Dukedome of Gulich in which wars and at the taking the Citie of Gulich Christianus Prince of Anhalt was chiefe Generall of all the vnited forces and sir Edward Cecyll otherwise called Colonell Cecyll was then Lord Generall of the English and Scottish Army This Prince Christanus arriued of late at Douer and came to sée the King who entertained and feasted him and all his traine very roially He tooke great pleasure to view the Citie of London he beheld the pleasant triumphs vpon the water and within the City which were then extraordinary in honor of the Lord Maior and Citizens and that day this Prince with all his German traine were feasted in the Guild hall where he manifested his princely former admiration touching the greatnesse scituation state and wealth of the City and then he also admired
the 9 of May this yeare 1611. the King in person came in the forenoone and suruaied Westminster-hal the Court of Exchequer and all the Offices the King being accompanied and attended by the Lord Chancellor Lord Treasurer Lord Priuie Seale the Lord Chamberlaine with six other Earls sir Iulius Caesar Knight Chancelor of the Exchequer and went into the Star-chamber being thither come of purpose to sée his Moneys of Gold and Siluer and caused them to be taken out of the Pixe which were then brought from the Tower to be tried as well for their weight as finenesse where Edmond Doublday Esquire Warden of the Mint with the rest of the Officers of the Mint with their seuerall keyes opened the Pix and powred foorth the gold and siluer before his Maiestie to be tried and assaied by their seuerall standards which was more then was done by any King this hundreth yeares the King then also gaue them a Iury of sixtéene Goldsmiths of the best skill and note to make farther tryall and satisfaction and presently after this his Maiestie made a strict Proclamation for preseruation of his moneys within his dominions which were most subtilly transported in great aboundance by Hollanders and others so as his Maiesty in his wisdome and kingly care was constrained to aduance his quoines and to make an encrease of the price and valuation read my large Booke The 13 of May being Monday in Whitson weeke at Windsor were enstalled knights of the Garter Prince Charles Duke of Yorke sonne to our soueraigne Lord the King and Thomas Earle of Arundell and Robert Viscont Rochester The ninth of Iune Doctor Buckeredge was consecrated Lord Bishop of Rochester did Doctor Melburne Bishop of Saint Dauies The 23 of Iune arriued Prince Otto sonne and heire to Mawrice Langraue of Hesson of 17 yeares of age being very Princely accompanied and attended the king honoured two of his Attendants with knight-hood this young Prince went vnto both the Vniuersities and saw diuers of the Kings pallaces and returned the 3 of August The 6 of Iune the King by Proclamation straightly commanded the oath of Alleageance to be ministred vnto all sorts of people and a true certificate to be made thereof vnto the great Lords of the Counsell The 8 of August the King by proclamation very straightly commanded that there should be no more encrease of buildings within London and y e Suburbs and twenty miles thereof to build in vniforme of bricke and stone for the preseruation of timber wherof there was plain◠appearance of extreame want except by prouidence preuented as also that the sudden increasing of people in London and Westminster was the decay and depopulating of many Townes and Hamlets in diuers shires for the more spéedy and assured redresse whereof and other such like enormities the King made an other proclamation the 10 of September following The 18 of September 1611 Doctor King Deane of Christ-church in Oxford was consecrated Lord Bishop of London At this time was concluded a double match betwéene the yong French King and the King of Spaines daughter and the Prince of Spaine and the French Kings sister· Wensday the 29 of September the Earle of Pembrooke was sworne a Priuie Counseller Edward Barkeham George Smithes Shrieues Sir Iames Pemberton Knight Gold-smith Maior Wensday the 18 of March 1611. Barthelmew Legat an obstinate Arian Heretique was burned in Smithfield And the eleuenth of Aprill following viz. 1612. Edward Wightman an other peruerse Heretique hauing refused more fauour then hee could either desire or deserue was burned at Lichfield this Heretique would faine haue made the people beléeue that hee himselfe was the Holy Ghost and immortall with sundry other most vile opinions not fit to be mentioned amongst Christians The 22 of Aprill the Viscont Rochester was sworne a Priuie Counseller The 29 of May 1612. Richard Newport and William Scot Seminaries were executed at Tiburne The 25 of Iune Robert Carliel Iames Edwin were executed for murthering Iohn Turner a Fencer and the 27 of Iune the Lord Sanquire was arraigned at the Kings Bench barre for conspyring and hireing the said two persons to kill the said Turner the Lord confessed the indictment and was executed vpon a Gibet the 29 of Iune at Westminster The 25 of Iune 1612. began a great Lottery in London the greatest Lot or Prize was a thousand pound in plate and three yeares after that there was an other greater Lottery drawne at the same place viz. at the West end of Saint Paules Church The 26 of Iune died Roger Earle of Rutland at Cambridge and was buried at Bottysford his brother Sir Francis Maners succeeded him in the Earledome At this time the corps of Queene Mary late Queene of Scotland was translated from Peterborough to Westminster being thither attended by the Lord Bishop the Couentry and Lichfield And vpon Thursday of 8 of October the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Chancellor the Lord Priuie Seale the Earle of Worcester with other Noble men and Gentlemen and the Lord Bishop of Rochester and the Deane of Westminster met the Corps at Clarkenwell about sixe a clocke in the Euening and from thence with plenty of Torch-lights the body of the sayd Queen was brought into the Chappell Royall at Westminster and was there placed in a vaute vpon the South-side whereof the King had new made a Royall Toombe for her where she now resteth In the monethes of October Nouember and December there happened great windes violent stormes and tempests which caused much shipwracke vpon the Ocean in hauens and riuers and did great damage vpon the Land and the next spring there fell extroardinary raine euen vntill Saint Iames-tyde and yet vpon she humble and hearty praiers of the people in all Churches it pleased Almighty God to send a more seasonable and plentifull haruest then in many yeares before The last yeare in Sommer here arriued sir Robert Sherley knight an Englishman from the King of Persia And by him sent Ambassador to the King of Great Brittan and was very honourably receiued and entertained he returned in Ianuary this yeare 1612. The Kings Maiesty by his letters pattents dated the seuenth of Iune in the seuenth yeare of his raigne did enfeoffe 15 knights and Esquires of the County of Middlesex of a peece of ground lying in Saint Iohns street in Middlesex to be for euer imployed for a Sessions house and for the keeping of a prison or house of correction for that county vpon which peece of ground Sir Baptist Hicks knight one of the Iustices of that county at his owne proper charge builded a faire Session house of Bricke and Stone and vpon Wensday the 13 of Ianuary this yeare 1612. the house being then newly finished there were assembled sixe and twenty Iustices of that countie where the founder feasted them all and when
they had wel considered what name that house should beare then with one consent they all agreed it should be called Hicks-hall after the name of the Founder and then the Founder gaue it freely to them and their Successors for euer Vntill this time the Iustices of Middlesex held their County Court or méetings in a rude common Inne called the Castle néere Smithfield-bars anoyde with Carriers and many other sorts of people The said Sir Baptist Hicks hath also builded a very faire Hospitall of frée stone at Camden in Gloucester-shire for sixe poore men and six women allowing them competent mainetenance for euer he also repaired the Parrish Church and gaue them a Bell. This yeare vpon sondry apparant reasons of present ensuing famine the Fast of Lent was straightly commanded to bée strickly kept and that all persons should vtterly abstaine from killing and eating of all manner of Butchers flesh which course tooke good effect as you read at large Edw. Rotherham Allexander Prescot Shrieues Sir Ioh. Swynarton knight MerchaÌ„taillor Maior Friday the 16 of October 1612. at 11 a clock at night arriued at Graues-end the most illustrious young Prince Frederick the fifth of that name Count Palatine of the Reyne c. being very Princely accompanied and attended he was receiued by Sir Lewis Lewkenor Knight Master of the Ceremonies whom the King had sent thither before to attend the comming of the Prince vpon knowledge of his ariuall the King sent spéedily the Duke of Lenox with other Earles and Barons to signifie his hearty welcome and the next Sonday they accompanied the Palsgraue by Barge from Graues-end to White-hall where Prince Charles Duke of Yorke receiued and entertained him at his first landing and brought him vp into the great Banqueting-house where he was likewise entertained by the King Queene Henry Prince of Wales and the Lady Elizabeth The 29 of October the Palsgraue dined at the Guild-hall and was accompanied with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and the Duke of Lenox being the great Feast day of the Lord Maior after dinner the Lord Maior in the behalfe of the City and himselfe in signe of loue and hearty welcome presented the Palsgraue with a Bason and Eure and two faire Liuerie pots curiously wrought and richly gilded and in euery of them was engrauen Ciuitas London Friday the sixt of October died the most Noble and hopefull Prince Henry Prince of Walâ—s hée was Royally buried in the Chappell Royall at Westminster the seuenth of December Spon Saint Thomas day the Palsgraue and Graue Mawrice were elected Knights of the Garter and vpon Sonday the 7 of February the Palsgraue in person was enstalled at Windsor and Graue Mawrice was enstalled by his Deputy and kinsman Count Lodowicke of Nassaw The 14 of February being Shroue Sunday the Lady Elizabeth was married vnto the Palsgraue In honour whereof there were sundry warlike Tryumphs and Trophies vpon the Thames thrée daies before the daie of marriage and vpon the wedding day there was Tilting and other Royall entertainements of Time and that night there was a Maske of Lords and Ladies and two nights after that there were two seuerall Maskes performed by the Gentlemen of the foure Innes of Court all which were set out and adorned with more sundry propperties speeches and ingenious deuices then euer was any before in this Kingdome and the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London in the behalfe of the citie and themselues presented the Bride with a very faire chaine of Orientall pearle Vpon Easter day the King the Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth receiued the Sacrament in the Chappell of White-hall and the next day Prince Charles was confirmed or Bishopped in the same Chappell by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury in the presence of the King and Quéene the Prince hauing beene formerly conferred withall by the Lord Archbishoppe and the Lord Bishop of Bathe and Wells touching the principles of Religion vnto whom hee manifested such princely vnderstanding and forwardnesse and there withall vpon the sodaine gaue such ready answeres and reasons of his Faith as draue them and all the rest that heard him into great admiration the Prince being then but twelue yeares of age the 19 of February last Satterday the tenth of Aprill 1613. the Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth set forward on their iourney for Heydelberge being accompanied with the King and Quéene and Prince Charles and went by barge from White-hall to Gréenewich and vpon Twesday they all in like manner went by Coach to Rochester where the next morning the Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth tooke their leaue of the King Quéene and Prince and then rode to Canterbury and from thence to Margate where the Lord Admirall of England with nine ships and pinaces attended their comming and receiued them and their traine and with them there went to conduct them the Duke of Lenox the Earle of Arundell the Viscont Lisle and the Lord Harrington all these were imbarked the 23 of Aprill but through contrary windes it was the 25 of Aprill before they arriued at Flushing and from thence passed through the vnited Prouinces and through the Dukedome of Cleaueland Gulych and through the Bishopricks of Collen and Tayer and through part of Hessia in all which places they were most kindly entertained and presented with many princely presents and being arriued at Heydelberge they were likewise as ioyfully receiued and welcomed by the Princes Electors and others with great Tryumphs and royall entertainements The Palsgraue during his abode in England demeand himselfe so Nobly that he won the hearts of the whole Nation and at his departure hee exprest his Princely bounty in guifts and rewards The 17 of Aprill 1613. at Alington in Lancashiâ—e was borne a maiden child hauing foure Legges foure Armes two Bellies ioynde to one backe one head with two faces the one before and the other behinde and this yeare likewise was great Ship-wracke by violent tempests there happened also sundrie Inundations and strange accidents and much dammage done by fire in diuers places and vpon Saint Peters day the Globe on the banckside was burned The practise of Armes and Millitary discipline in the Artillery Garden by the Citizens of London formerly mentioned in the yeare 1586. being for the space of almost foure and twentie yeares quite neglected and in a manner forgotten beganne this yeare 1613. to be practised in farre more excellent manner then formerlie and shortly after vpon the example of this warlike exercise of the Citizens of London then the young Gentlemen of the Innes of Court and Middlesex and others beganne the like practise of Armes in a place called the Couent Garden and after that they made themselues a more conuenient place in a field betwéene Saint Iames and Saint Gyles The 24 of October sir Pecksall Brocas knight did penance at Paules Crosse for standing conuicted before the high Commissioners for secret and notorious
Iuly 1616. were created Barons viz. Sir Iohn Hollis Knight was created Baron of Hawghton and Sir Iohn Roper Knght was created Baron Tynchham of Tyncham in Kent Tuesday the 16 of Iuly 1616. the Earle of Arondell was sworne a Priuie Counsellor The 20 of Iuly the Lord Carew was sworne a Priuie Counsellor At Woodstocke vpon Tuesday the 27 of August 1616. Sir George Villers Knight of the Garter and Master of the Horse was created Viscont Villers and Baron of Whaddon By vertue of a speciall Commission from his Maiesty and from the Citie of London bearing date the fifteenth of May this yeare 1616. Peter Proby Alderman of London and Gouernour for the new plantation of the Prouince of Vlster in Ireland accompanied with Master Mathias Springham Merchantailor and Master Clement Mosse Solyciter for London with others did there establish such Lawes and constitutions for the City of London Derie and the Borough of Colerame as should thenceforth be obserued and kept according to the Tenor of the Kings Charter granted to the City of London in that behalfe The sayd Alderman Proby by vertue of the Kings Commission did there also Minister oath vnto all officers and others for the well gouernment and making of true accompts He caried ouer thither with him two rich swords the one whereof he deliuered to Sir Iohn Vawghan Knight Maior of Lonon Dery and the other to Trystram Beryfford Esquire Maior of Coleraine for that time being and to be borne before them and their successors for euer There was also sent vnto the Maior of London Dery a great gilded Man being sent him from the Gouernors and Assistants for that plantation Alderman Proby with his company went from London the eight and twenty of May last and returned to London the 28 of August 1616. what is more to be said touching this businesse I must referre you to my larger booke Sonday being Michaelmas day Doctor Androwes Bishop of Ely was sworne a Priuy Counsellor at Hampton Court The fourth of October Doctor Mountague was translated from Bathe and Wells to Winchester and forthwith he expelled all Inmates out of Winchester house on the Banke-side reduced diuers parts thereof from fowle noysomnesse vnto swéetnesse and comlinesse he repayred the whole house throughout and builded some part new and enclosed a great part of the wharfe and made a new faire paire of staires into the Thames he spent almost thrée thousand pound in the repaire and beautifying this ancient house which for a long time had béene suffred to run to ruin Allan Cotton Cutbert Hacket Shrieues Sir Iohn Leman Knight Fishmonger a batcheler Maior In his Maioralty the old ruinous Gate called Aldersgate was quite taken downe and fairely new builded from the foundation The riuer of Thames cleared of shelues in all parts and the Hauen of Quéene Hyth cleansed and likewise the making of the great wharse on the South-side of the riuer by the Willowes and also the new strict order for the passage of Cars and Carts in the stréets for the preseruation of all passengers Thursday the last of October 1616. viz. Alhollond Eue Prince Charls came in great state by Barge from Barne Elmes to White-hall accompanied attended by diuers great Lords and others of honorable rancke and quallity besides his owne traine and was most ioyfully met at Chelsey by the Lord Maior Aldermen and Citizens of London each Company in a seuerall Barge and distinguished by their seuerall Armes in their rich Banners and stately Streamers besides the Royal sound of Drum and Trumpet and great variety of excellent Musique besides all which and the infinit number of people vpon the shore and in Boates and Barges to behold this ioyfull daie there was also at the Cities charge in honour of his Highnesse creation more particular pleasant Trophies and Ingenious deuices met him vpon the water then euer was at any former creation of any Prince of Wales And vpon Monday the fourth of Nouember at White-hall where the Kings Maiesty inuested crowned Prince Charles Prince of Wales at this solemne creation were present most of the Nobility of the Land The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and diuers other Bishops and reuerend Prelaâ—s all the Iudges of the Law sir Edward Cooke onely excepted there were present also the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London in their scarlet Robes as were the Iudges In honour of this ioyfull creation there were made fiue and twenty Knights of the Bath who performed all their Ceremonies in the vpper Parliament house and the next Sonday withall Magnifisence being lustily mounted they rode to White-hall and were there Knighted by his Maiesty Iames Lord Maltreuers Algernon Lord Percy Iames Lord Wryothesley Edward Lord Clynton Edward Lord Beauchamp Lord Barkley Lord Mordant Sir Alexander Erskin Sir Henry Howard Sir Edward Sackuill Sir William Howard Sir Edward Howard Sir Montague Barty Sir William Stourton Sir Henry Parker Sir Dudley North. Sir Spencer Compton Sir William Spencer Sir William Seymor Sir Rowland Saint Iohn Sir Iohn Candish Sir Thomas Neuill Sir Iohn Roper Sir Iohn North. Sir Henry Carey In honour of this ioyfull creation there were solemne Tryumphs performed at Lowdon in the County of Salop the fourth of Nouember and published by Master Daniell Powel Gentleman Also in honour of this creation there were forty young gentlemen selected out of the foure Iunes of Court who fought at Barriers viz. the one halfe against the other Thursday the seuenth of Nouember Thomas Elsmer Lord Chancellor of England was created Viscont Brackley And William Lord Knowles was created Viscont Wallingford and Sir Philip Stanhope Knight was created Baron of Shelford and vpon the next Satterday the Lord Maior feasted the Knights of the Bath Satterday the 16 of Nouember 1616. Sir Edward Cooke Knight was discharged from his Office viz. from being Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench. Monday the 18 of Nouember Sir Henry Montague Knight the Kings Sergeant at Law was sworne Lord chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench. This Sommer and haruest was so dry that passengers were anoyde with dust in the high-waies the 20 of Nouember Sonday the 8 of December 1616. Arthur Lake Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Bishop of Bathe and Wells Lewis Bayly Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Bishop of Bangor Monday the 16 of December 1616. Marcus Anthonius de Domynis Archbishop of Spalato in the Territory of Venice was very honorably entertained and receiued at Lambeth by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury with whom he remained and writ a briefe declaration of his Reasons for leauing that Prelacy and forsaking his Natiue Country which Booke was presently published in eight Languages and disperst through Europe and in Sommer following he printed in London the first foure of his ten bookes intituled of the Common-weale of the Church Monday the two and twentith of December Sir Thomas Edmonds Knight
of his predecessors H. Billingsley Maior 1597. Souldiers trained sent to the sea The Islāds voiage Ambassadors from Denmark Shrieues Maior Lectures read in Sir Thomas Greshams Colledge Earle of Notinghā created Parliamēt at Westm The cause of this spoyle of the people was the indiscreet behauiour of the inferiour Marshals An. reg 40 Price of Pepper Pety treason A Parliament 1958. Twiford Towne burnt Sir Robert Cicil returneth out of France A Iesuite executed Lord treasurer deceased The King of Spaine dieth Doctor Cotton Bishop of Excester Thunder and lightning Shrieues Maior Earle of Comberland returned from the seas Squire executed for high Treason The Qu. receiued An. reg 41 Great frosts Souldiers sent into Ireland Souldiers into Ireland 1599. Earle of Essex rode towards Ireland Ships sent to the seas and men trained for the warres Shrieues Maior Note Earle of Essex returned out of Ireland The people ignorantly muttered many things The Archdukes enstalled An. reg 42 Twenty prisoners sent to Wisbich Castle L. Mountioy sent into Ireland 1600. Execution of Seminaries Souldiers sent into Ireland The Bishop of London Ambassadour to Emden The Earle of Essex suspended from his office Conspiracie against the King of Scots Meanes for an intreaty of peace to be had Ambassadors from Barbary Right Turkish charity Ambassadors from Russia Earle of Essex set at liberty They were sent home at the Q. charges They were sent home at the Qu. charges Souldirs sent into Ireland run awaies punished Ambassadors from Russia and Muscouia Hospital in Croydon founded Shrieues Maior An. reg 43 Iusts at Westminster Tempest Drumlers made in great hast to little purpose Gallies made by the Citizens of London and giuen to the Queene Earle of Essex his rising A Seminarie executed The Earls of Essex Southāpton arraigned The Earle of Essex beheaded Executiō of Seminaries A Gentlewoman hanged One hanged for libelling Ambassadors from Scotland Merike and Cuffe executed Danuers and Blunt executed 1601 Bold offēders seuerely punished The Earle of Shrewsburie and Worcester of coūsel Souldiers sent to the Low coūtries Desmond brought out of Ireland Marshall Biron of France Shrieues Maior Lady Ramsey An. reg 44 17 poore people murdered Parliamēt dissolued Lightning thunder earthquake at Christmas Victors in Ireland Bonefires for victory in Ireland Windsor boat cast away 1682 Executiō Seminaries executed Great leuying of souldiers to aid Holland Proclamatiō against late building and Inmates but neuer the better Seditious persons punished Tempest of thunder and haile Souldiers to Ireland Shrieues Maior An. reg 45 Seminaries executed Staight watches kept Queene Elizabeth deceased King Iames proclaimed There were 37 Earles Barons Bishops dined that day with Master Shrieue Pembertō besides Iudges chiefe gētry that dined with Master Shrieue Swinartō An. reg 1. 1603. The King Beginneth his iorney for England The kings iorney frō Barwicke to London Prisoners discharged Diuers slaine by Gunpowder The Lord Maior Shrieues and chiefe Citizens ride to receiue the King Prisoners released Funerall for Queen Elizabeth Proclamation Barons Created Proclamations Knights made The Lord Maior of London knighted Sergeants feast Note Presumption punished Valentine Thomas executed for high treason Ambassadour The Earle of Rutland Ambassador into Denmark The great Ladies of England doe their homage to the queen Knights of the Garter Proclamations The Lord Cobham and the Lord Grey and Sir Walter Rawleigh apprehended Cration of Earles and Barons Sir Thomas Edmonds Ambassadour Knights of the Bath Coronation The Aldermen of London knighted The 5 of August to be kept holy day A holy decree Faires forbidden Terme at Winchester No Maiors feast at Guild hall Inmates suppressed Rogues banished Shrieues Maior The Lord Spencer sent Ambassadour to the Duke of Wytenberge Prisoners carried from the Tower vnto Winchester Arraignement at Winchester Executiō The great Plague in London The whole land visited with sicknes except London Archbishop of Canterbury deceased Proclamation Creation of Earles The King Queene Prince with al the Nobility ride in state through London The secōd Pegeant was set vp at the charges of the Italians the third at the charges of the Netherlanders A Parliament Sir Edw. Denny Baron of Waltham 1604. An. reg 2. Ambassador to Russia The King granteth a Corporation vnto the Felt-makers of London Peace with Spain proclaymed Ostend besieged 3 yeares 3 months The Lord Robert Cecil created Viscount Crāborn The Customes of merchandise let to farme K. Iames proclaymed King of Great Brittaine Shrieues Maior D. Bancroft archbishop of Canterbury D. Vaughan Bishop of Londō Sir Philip Harbert married Knights of the Bath The Duke of Yorke created Lyons whelped in the Tower All Iesuites Seminaries banished by Proclamation A Proclamation for establishing the Episcopall authority the booke of commō prayer An. reg 3. 1605. The Lord Admirall sent to the King of Spaine to take his oath The Earle of Hertford goeth to take the oath of the Archduke A charitable deed The Prince of Spaine borne The Lady Mary borne 3 Popes in sixe weekes Knights of the Garter elected Creation of Earles Barons The Lady Mary christned The pretended sleeping preacher The Qu. churched Master Leptons swift iourney betweene London Yorke Duke Vlrich returneth to Denmark The King maketh speciall prouision for the breeding of Lyons in the Tower Thomas Dowglasse sent prisoner out of Germany and after that condemned executed for his treason An vnlawfull assembly of Ministers A speciall Ambassador from the Emperour of Almaine A proclamation against Pirats and peace-breakers Shiriffe Iones died and a new shiriffe chosen in his place The Lord Anderson deceased A proclamation for continuance of things giuen to charitable vses A cruell homicide The kings progresse to Oxford The Woodmōgers and Carmen of London made a corporation A speciall Ambassador from the King of Denmarke The Archbishop of Canterbury sworne a priuy Counsellor Sir Tho. Smith returneth from Mosco Demetrius came out of Poland and was brought vp there The practise of the blowing vp of the Parliment house The discouery of the gunpowder treason Shrieues Maior The Lord Maior triumphés The Lord Knowles married A present from the King of Spaine Sir Georg Carew Ambassador in France A great Whale came vp as hie as Wolwich Three entire Subsidies and six fifteens giuen by the tēporalty and foure Subsidies giuē by the Clergy The 5 of Nouember ordayned holy day Arraignement of Traytors at Westminster Execution in Londō and Westminster A terrible rumor that the King was slaine An. reg 4. Henry Garret arraigned 1606 Garnet executed Great winds and flouds and shipwrack A speciall Ambassador from Spaine Presents from the Queene of Spaine vnto the Queen of Great Britaine Knights of the Garter made Lords brought from the Tower censured in the Star chamber A proclamation against all Iesuits Seminaries The Lady Sophia borne The Earle of Northūberland conuicted in the Star chamber Ambassador from Venice The Originall and State of Venice These Islands vntill
God shewed him a speciall grace that hee liued not to see the desolation of that Citty whereof he was then Bishop viz. Hyppo The end of the Romanes gouernment in Britaine which had continued 483. yeares AFter this the Britaines continuing a while in doubtfull war with the Picts and Scots elected Vortiger VOrtiger being king such a plenty of corne and fruit happened as the like had not ben séene in many yeares which plentie caused idlenesse gluttony and letchery There followed such a great pestilence that the liuing scantly sufficed to bury the dead Also the Scots and Picts in most cruell wise spoiled the land where through Vortiger was forced to send for aide of forraine lands And in thrée large shippes there came out of Germany thrée sorts of people Englishmen Saxons and Getes Hengist and Horsus two brethren being their Captaines vnto whom was giuen the Isle of Thanet to inhabite By their manhood in many battailes Vortiger vanquished and droue backe the Pictes and other enemies whereby Hengist came in such fauour that Vortigâ— married his daughter Rowan a maide of wonderfull beauty for whose sake the King was diuorced from his lawfull wife after which time the Saxons daily increased and the Christian faith decaied The Britaines considering the daily repaire of the Saxons shewed to their King the ieâ—pardy that might thereof insue but all was in vaine wherfore they depriued him when he had raigned 7. yeares and ordained to their King his eldest sonne Vortimer VOrtimer pursued the Saxons and vanquished them Vntill at length hée was poysoned by his Step mother after hée had raigned sixe yeares VOrtiger obtained againe the Kingdome and shortly after Hengistus entred the land with a number of Saxons but when hée heard of the great assembly that the Britaine 's made against him he treated for peace shortly after the Saxons traiterously slew on the plaine of Sarisbury CCCClx Barons and Earles and tooke the King prisoner constrained him to grant vnto them Kent Sussex Suffolke and Norfolke Then Hengist began his dominion ouer Kent and sending fore moe Saxons made warre vpon the Britaines Aurelius Ambrose and Viher made warre vpon Vortiger and burned him in his Castle when he had secondly raigned 6. yeares AVrolius Ambrose second sonne to Constantine hasted him with an army towards Yorke against Occa sonne of Hengist where hee discomfited and tooke prisoner the saide Occa. He caused the great stones to be set vpon the plaine of Sarisbury in remembrance of the Britaines that were slaine there A Saxon subdued the countries of Southery Somerset Deuonshire and Cornwall which after was called the Kingdome of South Saxons The kingdome of the east Saxons began vnder Duke Vffa which contained Norfolke and Sâ—ffolke Aurelius died of poyson when he had raigned 32. yeares VTher Pendragon was crowned King He was enamored vpon Igreene the Dukes wife of Cornwall and on her hée begate Arthur Hee raigned eightéene yeares and was buried at Stonehing ARthur the sonne of Vther Pendragon was crowned King of Britaine He fought twelue battailes against the Saxons he constituted the order of the round Table to which order he onely receiued such of the nobilitie as were most renowned for vertue and chiualry While Arthur was ocupied in his warres beyond the seas Mordred to whom he had committed the gouernment of Britaine confederating himselfe with Cerdicus King of the West Saxons traiterously vsurped the Kingdome of which treason when relation came to Arthur he spéedily returned pursuing him into Cornewall gaue him battaile where Mordred was slaine and Arthur being deadly wounded was conueied to Glassenbury where he died and is buried after he had raigned 16. yeares COnstantine kinsman to Arthur was ordained King AVrelius a Britaine raising mortall warre against Constantine slue him when he had raigned 3. yeares He was buried at Stonehing This yeare 544. there was an vniuersall earthquake AVrelius Gonaxus King of Britaine imprisoned his vncle which was right heire to the crown He raigned 33. yeares The kingdome of Northumberland began vnder a Saxon named Ida. This prouince was first diuided into two kingdomes the one was called Deyra the which contained the land from Humber to Tine the other Brenicia which included the countrey from Tine to the Scottish sea VOrtiporus the sonne of Conanus was ordained King of Britaine a victorious King and cruell tyrant who put from him his wife and kept her daughter for his concubine in diuers battailes he discomfited the Saxons He raigned 4. yeares MAlgo Conanus gouerned the Britaines slue his first wife and tooke his brothers daughter EThelbert King of the Saxons in Kent gaue battell to Ceanlinus King of the west Saxons in which fight were slaine two Dukes of Ethelberts and himselfe with his people chased CAreticus ruled the Britaines his subiects moued the Saxons with Gurmundus King of Ireland to make warre vpon Careticus in such wise that he was faine to take the towne of Cicester where they assaulted him so sore that he with his men fled from thence into Wales When he had raigned 3. yeares Gurmund builded Gurmondchester EThelridus gouerned Northumberland who made such continual war vpon the Britaines that it is thought he slue more of them then all the other Saxons By this cruelty the faith of Christ was almost vtterly extinguished in Britaine many were chased out of the Iland the rest remained in Wales and the Saxons obtained the whole dominion of the Island sauing a part of Scotland and was subiect to the Picts and Scots This yeare 616. being the fourth yeare of Hyraclius the Emperour of the Romanes in the moneth of August in France and other places there happened a great earthquake and presently followed a great pestilence with such hideous scabs and botches as they could not discerne nor know one man from another This pestlience was very fierce and infectious 596. S. Gregory sent Augustine Melitus Iustus and Iohn to preach the Christian faith to the Angles which were first receiued of Ethelbert King of England whom they conuerted to the faith with diuers of his people This Ethelbert began to build Saint Augustines in Canterbury Pauls Church in London and S. Adrewes in Rochester Sibertus King of the east Saxons builded Westminster MAhomet of the stocke of Ismael an Orphan of poore parentage of an excellent wit and great strength borne in Arabia in his youth taken and sold to a rich Marchant who imployed him in his affaires his maister died then he married Cadiga his Mistresse of 50. yeares of age by whom hee had much wealth which hee in few yeares increased mightily as well in Treasure Camels Munition as other commodities hee gaue great entertainment in his house and was liberall vnto the poore hée was very skilfull in Magicke and learned many deceits of the Egyptians for the which hee was
held in admiration of the ignorant Sarazens and distracted Arabians And albeit he was of small reading by reason of his education otherwise yet he hearkened vnto such as were learned especially if they were any way malcontented either with any established religion state or gouernment Amongst which number hee inclined earnestly vnto the censured Hereticke Sergius a Monke of Constantinople which should haue béene punished for maintaining the Nestorian heresie hée attributed great Diuinitie to himselfe And hauing the falling sicknesse he denied it saying hée was onely in a trance being rauished with the vision of the Angell Gabriel who deliuered him secret instructions and new commaundements from God hee taught a Doue to pecke foode out of his eares which hee made the people beléeue was the holy ghost that came to inspire him by means whereof and other his illusions which his confederates vsed in his behalfe strongly possest the multitude with a most holy and reuerent opinion of him as also that hee was the great Prophet of the Ismaelites or as they call themselues the Sarazens and then by the helpe of Sergius and the rest in contempt of the old and new Testament hée made his Antichristian Alcaron wherein hée forbade the vse of holy Scriptures commanding them to continue circumcision and vtterly to abolish baptisme for to them belonged the diuide promise in contempt of Iewe and Christian hée commanded euery Friday for euer to bée held his holy Sabbaoth hée commanded them not to eate swines flesh nor drinke wine by day hée allowed euery man to haue many wiues and constituted a voluptuous Paradise like to the Manichées hée absolutely denied the Trinitie and the doctrine of our Sauiour Christ and his Apostles except onely such places of text as hée wrested to serue his sathanicall purpose saying Christ was a holy Prophet and his fore-runner and had foretold much of him and of his comming hée said the holy Ghost was a Creature like to the Nicholaytans with many other abhominations and blasphemies not fit to be spoken by a Christian all which hee began publickely to preach in the yeare of Christ 620. in the twelfth yeare of the raigne of Hyraclius the Emperour and by degrées it was so followed and beléeued that hée grew mighty in fauour with all sorts of people chiefely the Sarazens then he entred into armes and with a great hoast wasted Asyria tooke Damasco ouerthrew the Persians hée inueigled the warlike Scenits who reuolted from Hyraclius for want of pay hauing subdued many Nations caused himselfe to be crowned King of Persia then hée proclaimed himselfe a great Prophet and by force established his blasphemous Alcaron consisting of the dregges of all Religions then in vse which diuellish and Antichristian Doctrine through the remisnesse and negligence of the Emperours and ciuill dissention of the rest of the Christian Princes hath ouer spread all Asia Affrica and the best part of Europe and is in many places of India He dyed in the yeare 632. being poysoned by his alyes vpon hope to succéede him in his gouernment some write hee dyed at thirty yeares of age and others write at forty yeares and they put him in an Iron chest and placed it vpon loftie Tressels in the Citty of Mecha in Persia whereunto the Turkes goe in pilgrimage from all places Reade Egnatius 2. Booke Blondas 9. Booke Charles Fountagne 2. Booke of Medals and Polydor Virgil 7. Booke This yeare 606. Clocks and Dials were commaunded to be set vp in Churches CAdmine Duke of North Wales was made Soueraigne of the Britaines who gaue strong battell to Ethelfride King of Northumberland and forced him to intreate for peace hée raigned 42. yeares The Kingdome of Mercia beganne vnder the Saxon Penda which Lordship contained Huntingtonshire Herefordshire and Glocestershire At that time raigned in diuers parts of the land 7. Kings Paulinus builded the great Church at Lincolne He beganne the Cathedrall Church at Yorke named S. Peters CAdwallaine the sonne of Cadwane began his raigne ouer the Briaines He warred strongly vpon the Saxons made Penda King of Mercia tributary to him he raigned 48. yeares and was buried at London Sigibert King of the East Angles sent for Felix out of Burgondy to preach the faith he made this Felix Bishop of Dunwich and by his counsell he erected diuers schooles Honorius Arch-bishop of Canterbury diuided his prouince into Parishes Atheldrith the Quéene began the Monastery at Ely Medulfe builded the Abbey of Malmesbury Penda King of Mercia warred vpon Oswald King of Northumberland and slue him in battell Kenewalcus King of the west Saxons builded the Bishops sea of Winchester Benet the Monke and maister of the reuerend Beda brought first the craft of Painting Glasing and Masons worke into this land Cissa began to build the Abbey of Abingdon Erkenwald Bishop of London builded the Abbeyes of Chertsey and of Barking Ostrike Duke of Glocester founded the Monastery of Glocester Peda The sonne of Penda and Selruphus of Mereia were the first founders of Peterborow CAdwalladar was ordained King of Britaine saith Ieffery and ruled onely three yeares He was the last King of Britaine And this land after his time called Anglia and the inhabitants there of Angles or Anglish Saxons who vsed to call all men Welshmen that bee strangers vnto them This happened after the entring of the Saxons vnder their leaders Hengist and Horsus in the time of Vortiger 236. yeares IVstinian the second which some said was Iustinian the fourth sonne to Constantine the fourth was the last of the race of Hyraclius and began his raigne in the yeare 686. hée cut the noses of his yonger brothers to the end they should not aspire to the Empire This wicked Emperor caused a headstrong Councell to bee made against the sixt generall Councell held by his father he made warres vpon the Arabians and Bulgarians contrary to the appointment of his father and prospered accordingly for he was put to the worst Amurath King of Sarazens made peace with him and restored backe Affrica This Iustinian for his crueltie and wilfull behauiour was generally hated of all his subiects and in the tenth yeare of his raigne was chased out of his gouernment by Leonicus who possest the Emperiall Crowne thrée yeares with the speciall helpe of Callymycus and then the men of warre chose Hysmarus Alias Tyberius the third who cut his nose likewise and repressed the Arabians he banished the most noble Phillippicus because an Eagle was séene to light vpon him as bée slept then hée sailed from Affrica to Constantinople and tooke Leonicus and cut his nose as he had done to Iustinian and séered it in the seuenth yeare of his raigne Iustinian by helpe of the Bulgarians recoured his Empire and presently practised all maner of reuenge vpon those hée hated he banished Tiberius pulled out the eyes of Callymycus and in his daily exercise of crueltie as oft as he blew his
nose hée caused some of the fauourers of Leonicus to bée put to death sixe yeares after his reestablishment he sought to ruinate Chersena he was banquished in warre by Phyllippicus whom hee banished with his sonne Tiberius and lost his life and Empire after him succéeded Phyllippicus surnamed Bardanes Read Egnatius 2. Booke I will not speake chiefely of the West-Saxons because in the processe of time they subdued other Kings and brought this land againe to one Monarchy KEnwalcus surnamed Iew raigning among the west Saxons maintained such warre against the Kentish Saxons that he constrained them to séeke meanes of peace This man builded the Colledge of Wels and the Abbey of Glassenbury hee also paide the Peter pence first to Rome When hee had gouerned the west Saxons by the space of 7. yeares he gaue vp his royall power and went to Rome Anno 101. Ethelredus King of Mercia obtained a Bishops sea to bée in the Citty of Worcester Anno 711. Edilwach King of the south Saxons gaue to the Bishop Wilfride the Isle of Selsee wherein the saide Wilfride builded a Monastery and became the first Bishop of the Prouince And in the yeare 715. the Germanes were generally conuerted to the Christian faith EThelard was King of the West Saxons in whose time the reuerend Beda was famous Beda for his learning and good life was renowned in all the world he compiled 78. bookes Ethelrald raigned 14. yeares He died at 70. yeares of age Beda died the last of May 732. of age 72. CVthred was King of the west Saxons he raigned 16. yeares Slgibert being cruell towards his subiects was depriued of his kingly authoritie and wandring in a wood was slaine of a swineheard he raigned not one yeare About this time the Sarazens ouer-ran and spoiled all France KEnulphus appeased certaine murmurs that were among the people for the deposing of his predecessor Sigibert Hee founded the Cathedrall Church of Wels in Anno 766. As he haunted a woman which he kept at Merton he was slaine by a kinsman of Sigibert When he had raigned 29. yeares he was buried at Winchester About this time Charlemaine had forced the Saxons to become Christians BRithricus of the blood of Cerdicus was made King of the west Saxons and ruled 17. yeares In his time it rained blood which falling on mens cloathes appeared like crosses This yeare 793. the west country of Flanders began to bee an Earledome And 16. yeares before that Charlemaine of France sent choise schollers to Rome to learne to sing according to skill and Art The first Church that receiued and preferred skilfull melody was Mets in Lorrayne Till this time the Frenchmen had but small skill in Musicke but there were no Organs knowne in France vntill the yeare 826. Offa King of Mercia builded the Abbey of S. Albones hée chased the Britaine 's into Wales and the vtter bounds of Mercia which is now called Offa-dike The Danes ariued in the Isle called Portland but by the puissance of Bithricus and other Kings of the Saxons they were compelled to auoide the land Bithricus was poysoned by his wife Ethelbura for which deede the Nobles ordained that from thenceforth the Kings wiues should not bée called Quéenes nor suffered to sit with them in places of estate Kenulph King of Mercia builded the Abbey of Winchcombe EGbricus the Saxon obtained the gouernment of the west Saxons he tamed the Welshmen and vanquished Bertulphus King of middle England hée raigned 37. yeares and was buried at Winchester This yeare 812. being the 11. yeare of the Emperiall raigne of Charlemaigne hée founded an Arch-bishopricke in Hambro and ordained that the Arch-bishop and his successor should bée Metropolitan of Sclauonia Denmarke and other great Prouinces of the North Vpon enuy thereat the Danes and others being mighty in armes after the death of Charlemaigne assaulted Hambro and destroyed it cruelly Then within a while after was y e Bishopricke of Breme founded The Archbishop of Hābro sought to cōuert the Danes A Delnulphus the sonne of Egbricus began his raigne ouer the most part of England there came a great Army of the Pagan Danes with 550. shippes into the mouth of the Thames and so to London and spoled it Adelnulphus came against the foresaide Danes and had of them an honourable victory Adelnulphus sent his sonne Alfreed to Rome at which time Leo the fourth consecrated him King Adelnulphus did make the tenth part of his kingdome frée from all tribute and seruice to the King he raigned 18. yeares and was buried at Stonehing ADhelbalde raigned two yeares and a halfe he presumed to his fathers mariage bed and was buried at Shireburne AThelbrict brother to Adhelbald tooke vnder his dominian Kent Southery and Southsex In his time the Pagans spoiled the Citty of Winchester hee raigned 5. yeares and lyeth at Shireburne ETheldred brother to Atheldrict was slaine by the Danes when hee had raigned 5. yeares and was buried at Winborne About this time a furious heathen people came from Sweathland Denmarke and Norway and most despitefully possest that part of France which euer since hath béene called Normandy of whom it tooke the name William the Conqueror is descended of them Hinguar and Hubba ouercame the Prouince of the Northumbers Hinguar sailed into the east part of England tooke Edmond the King of that Prouince being constant in the faith of Christ who first beaten with bats then scourged with whips yet still called on the name of Iesus Christ his aduersaries shot his body full of shafts and stroke off his head Ebbe Abbesse of Coldingham cut off her nose and vpper lip and perswaded all her sisters to doe the like that they being odible to the Danes might the better kéepe their virgnitie in despite whereof the Danes burned the Abbey and Nunnes ALfreede the fourth sonne of Aethelwolph receiued the gouernment of the whole Realme and fought many sharpe battailes against the Pagans Hee restored and honourably repaired the Citty of London after it had béene amongst other Citties destroyed with fire and the people killed vp he made it habitable againe The twenty ninth yeare and fifth month of his raigne departed this life and is buried at Winchester in the Monastery of his foundation Hee founded a Monastery of Monkes at Ethelingsey and another for Nunnes at Shaftsbury hee ordained the hundreds and tenths hee ordained common Schooles of diuers Sciences in Oxford and turned the Saxons lawes into English with diuers other bookes Hee diuided the twenty foure houres of the day and night into thrée parts he spent eight houres in writing reading and praying eight in prouision for his body and eight in hearing and dispatching the matters of his subiects This yeare 930. the King of Norway was baptized and became a deuout Christian and his sonne Otto was Emperour his eldest
daughter married Lewis the fourth of that name King of France And about the yeare 962. the people of Denmarke were conuerted to the Christian faith by Popynus the Popes Chaplaine and shortly after that the said Otto made fierce wars vpon Denmarke and tooke their King Aleadus prisoner and caused him and all his children to bee baptized EDward surnamed Senior the sonne of Alfreed was annointed King hee builded Hertford another towne at Wittham in Essex hee builded a new Towne against the old Towne of Nottingham on the south side of the Riuer of Trent and made a bridge ouer the said Riuer betweene two townes Hee subdued the King of Scotland and Wales he also builded Thilwall and repaired Manchester hee was buried at Winchester when hee had raigned foure twenty yeares ADelstane after Edward his father was crowned at Kingstone hee brought this land into one Monarchy for hee expelled the Danes and quieted the Welshmen Hee caused them to pay to him yearly for a tribute twenty pound of gold 300. pound of siluer 2500. head of neate with hounds and hawkes to a certaine number Hee conquered Scotland Hee raigned 15. yeares and lyeth at Malmesbury Guy Earle of Warwicke side the Danish Giant in Hide meade nigh vnto Winchester EDmund brother to Adelstane tooke on him the gouernance of this realme who was slaine when he had raigned 5 yeares and was buried at Glastenbury About this time the Empire of Gréece was translated from Constantinople into Germany in the time of Otto the Emperour And at this time began the Princes Electors And the Citty Magdeburge in Germany was also founded read my larger booke ELdred succéeded Edmund his brother he tooke on him but a protectour but afterward hée was crowned at Kingstone he quieted and kept in due obeisance the Northumbers and Scots and exiled the Danes He raigned 9. yeares and was buried at Winchester EDwine succéeded his vncle Eldred he was crowned at Kingstone In the selfe same day of his coronation he rauished his owne kinswoman the wife of a noble man and afterward slew her husband Which act and for banishing Dunstan who rebuked him he became odible to his subiects and was depriued when hee had raigned 4. yeares EDgar brother to Edwine was crowned at Bathe Hée was excellent in iustice and sharpe in correction of vices that neuer before his dayes was vsed lesse Fellonie by Robbers or Extortion by false Officers Hee chastised the great negligence and vicious liuing of the Cleargy he prepared a great Nauy of ships which he disposed in thrée parts of this Realme and had Souldiers alwaies ready prest and ready against the incursions of forraine enemies King Edgar hauing restored and new founded eight and fourtie Monasteries which before had béene destroyed and confirmed the Monasterie of Worcester which Osnalde then Bishoppe of Worcester by the Kings consent had inlarged and made the Cathedrall Church of that shire Alwinus Alderman Earle of Eastangle founded the Abbey of Ramsey King Edgar raigned 16. yeares and was buried at Glastenbury EDward the sonne of Edgar was crowned at Kingstone by the counsell of his Stepmother Elfreed hee was traiterously murdered when he had raigned 3. yeares Buried at Shaftsbury At this time died S. Dunstan Etheldred the sonne of Edgar was crowned at Kingstone but because he came to the kingdome by killing his brother he could neuer get the good will of his people A great part of the city of London was burnt At this time saith Sigibert the Historian flourished Guydo Aretine he was the first that taught the Gamuth for prick-song King Etheldred erected the Bishopricke of Exeter he caused all the Danes in England to bee slaine In reuenge whereof Swaxe King of Denmarke inuaded England with fire sword Etheldred died when hee had raigned eight and thirty yeares and was buried in Paules Church in London EDmund the sonne of Etheldred succéeded in the kingdome who was surnamed Ieronside and whiles betwéene him and Canutus striuing for the Empire many bloody battailes were fought the Kings themselues attempted to fight hand to hand for the title of the kingdome in which combate after long and doubtfull fight they both being weariâ—d fell to a couenant to diuide the same Edmund not long after was slaine by the treason of one Ederick of Staton Edrick making vaunt thereof to Canutus Canutus answered saying and thou shall die as well thou art worthy straight wayes the traitor was tormented to death and cast into a ditch About this time ended the race of Charlemaigne and then began the line of Hugh Caper in France Canutus the Dane challenging all England to himselfe slew his brother Edmond he procured to haue giuen him in mariage Emma the Widdow of King Etheldred who at that time was with Edward and allured her sons to exile with Duke Richard in Normandie She did beare Canutus a sonne of his owne name by his affinitie and alliance the Danes became of the more strength and power His subdued the Scots whereby he was King of England Scotland Denmarke Norway Hee founded the Monastery of Saint Edmondes-Burie when hee had raigned twenty yeares hée deceased and was buried at Winchester HArold Harefoot vsing the force of the Danes that dwelt in England inuaded the Realme while his brother Hardicanutus gouerned in Denmarke And not being vnmindfull by whose aide hee came to the kingdome rewarded the Danes with great dignitie in this Realme he constrained his mother in law Emma to flye and prouide for her selfe hee tormented to death Alured the sonne of Emma which she had by King Etheldred who then was come out of Normandy to visit his mother He raigned 3. yeares died at Oxford and was buried at Westminster HArdicanutus sonne of Canutus and Emma as soone as hee had gotten his fathers kingdome fetched his mother out of exile And in reuenge of displeasure that was done to her and of the murder of his brother Alured hée commanded the carkas of Harold to bee digged out of the earth and to be thrown into the riuer of Thames where by a fisher it was taken vp brought to the Danes who buried it in a Churchyard which they had at London In the midst of his cups he departed this life the 3. yeare of his riagne and was buried at Winchester EDward the sonne of Etheldred was crowned at Westchester hee released the tribute of 4000. pounds called Dane-gelt which the English people from the beginning of the raigne of the Danes was compelled to pay their King euery yeare he tooke to wife Edgitha the daughter of Earle Goodwine hee sent for home into England his Nephew Edward the sonne of King Edmond his brother who brought with him Agatha his wife Edgar Margaret and Christian his children borne in Pannonia where hee liued but a while Thus Edward being disappointed both of his Nephew and his heire pronounced
Edgar the Outlawes sonne to be heire to the Kingdome but because this Edgar was within age by his testament hee made Herold the sonne of Goodwine Regent vntill the young Edgar should be of age to receiue the kingdome notwithstanding he immediatly after the death of Edward pronounced himselfe King which thing shortly after brought destruction both to himselfe and all England This Edward raigned 23. yeares 6. moneths and odde dayes he was buried at Westminster which hée had newly builded This yeare 1055. Henry the 4. Emperor of that name and 90. in number began his raigne and in the 43. yeare of his raigne the city of Lubeck was founded by a Pagan Read my larger booke HErold gaue to young Edgar the Earledome of Oxford but Harold the King of Norway assaulted England both by sea and land Whose attempt whiles Herold of England prepared to withstand William Duke of Normandy came into England with a well appointed Army alleaging that by right it was due to him by the gift of King Edward his kinsman and also by oath established betwixt Harald and him He landed at Pemsey the 28. of September Harald notwithstanding he was bare of men by reason of the battaile that hée had fought against the men of Norway yet hearing of Williams comming went straight wayes against him Both armies being brought into array the battel was fought wherein great slaughter of Englishmen was made And the Normanes got the victory on the 14. of October King Harold was shot through the braines with an arrow when he had raigned 9. Moneths and was buried at Waltham in Essex where hee had founded a faire Colledge THus endeth the raigne of the Saxons who had now continued sometimes in warres with the Britaines then with the Danes and now with the Normanes the space of sixe hundred yeares VERSES A thousand sixe and sixty yeare it was as we doe read When that a Comet did appeare and Englishmen lay dead Of Normandy Duke William then to England-ward did saile Who conquered Harald with his men and brought this land to bale WILLIAM CONQVEROVR WIlliam Duke of Normandy surnamed Conquerour bastard sonnâ— of Robert the 6. Duke of the Duâ—chy and cousin germaine to King Edward after the battell at Hâ—stings came to London when with great ioy he was receiued both of the Cleargy and people and crowned on Christmas day which day by the Historiographers of that time was accounted the first of the yeare following and so named 1067. But after the account of England now obserued the yeare beginneth not vntil the 25. of March This yeare through the great suite and labour of William the Bishop of London King VVlliam granted the Charter and liberties to the same VVilliam Bishop and Godfry of Portgrine and all the Burges of the same Citty of London 〈◊〉 as large forme as they enioyed the same in the time of Saint Edward before the Conquest 〈◊〉 reward whereof the Citizens haue fixed 〈◊〉 his graue being in the midst of the great Isle of Saint Paules Church in London this Epitaph following TO William a man famous in wisdome and holines of life who first with Saint Edward the King and Confessour being familiar of late preferred to be Bishop of London and not long after for his prudency and sincere fidelitie admitted to be of Councell with the most victorious Prince VVilliam King of England of that name the first who obtained of the same great and large priuiledges to this famous Citty the Senate and Citizens of London to him hauing wel deserued haue made this KIng William besieged Exeter which the Citizens and other English men held against him King William gaue to Robert Cummin the Earledome of Northumberland against whom the men of the country did arise slew him with nine hundred of his men and King William came afterward vpon them and slew them euery one AGâ—lricus Bishop of Durham being accused of treason was imprisoned at Westminster The Englishmen that were fled out of England hauing Edgar to be their captaine returned out of Scotland and suddenly set vpon the Garrisons that King William had set at Yorke put them to â—â—ight slewe them possessed the Citty and pronounced Edgar to bee King but not long after King William came with a great army and recouered the Cittie constraining Edgar to returne againe into Scotland Such a dearth was in England that men did eate horses cats dogs and mans flesh King William bereued all the Monasteries and Abbeyes of England of their gold and siluer spâ—ring neither Chalice nor Shrine The castle of Ledes in Kent was builded by Creueceur and the Castle of Oxford by Robert Oâ—â—ley two noble men that came into England with William the Conquerour In a Counsell holden at Windsore 〈◊〉 Prouince of the Church of Canterbury 〈◊〉 the Church of Yorke was examined and approued King William with a great power inuadâ— Scotland and forced Malcolme to do him homaâ— and fealty Gregory the seaueth Pope excommunicated all committers of Simony and remoued married Priestes from executing of diuiâ— Seruice whereof arose great troubles in Eâ—â—â—land King William caused a Castle to be builded a Durham and Earle Waltheothus of Northuâ—â—berland to be beheaded at Winchester hée saith into Britaine and besieged the Castle of Doleâ— but preuailed not Walter Bishop of Durham bought of King VVilliam the Earledome of Northumberland wherein he vsed such cruelty that the inhabitants slew him The earth was hard frozen from the kalendeâ— of Nouember to the middest of Aprill Vpon Palme Sunday about noone appeareâ— a blashiÌ„g Starre neare vnto the Sunne Malcolme King of Scots waffed Northumberland flew many and tooke a great prey This yeare King William builded the Tower of London Thurstone Abbot of Glassenbury in his Church caused thrée Monks to be slaine eightéene men to be wounded that their blood ran from the Altar â—awne the steps This yeare was a great winde on Chrstmas day a great earthquake and roaring out of the earth the 6. of Aprill Henry Earle Ferrers founded a Church within his Castle of Tutsbury Alwine Childe a Citizen of London founded the Monastery of Saint Sauiours at Bermondsey in Surrey King William caused enquiry to bee made how many Acres of land were sufficient for one plough by the yeare how many beastes to tilling of one hide how many Citties Castles Farmes Granges Townes Riuers Marshes and Woods what rent they were by yeare and how many Knights or Souldiers were in euery shire all which was put in writing and remained at Westminster King William tooke homage and oath of allegeance of all England tooke of euery hide of land sixe shillings and sailed into Normandy When the Normanes had accomplished their pleasure vpon the Englishmen so that there was no Noble man of that Nation left to beare any rule ouer them it was brought to passe
thâ— for the space of more then thirty miles good proâ—fitable corne ground was turned into a chase 〈◊〉 wilde beastes Remingus Bishop of Dorchesteâ— remoued his sea to Lincolne where hee builded new Church There was a great water flood so that hils weâ—â— made soft and consumed and with their fall ouerâ—whelmed many villages King William builded Battell Abbey in Sâ—sex another at Selby in Yorkeshire the thâ—â— at Caen in Normandy in which hee was buriâ—ed He gaue great priuiledges to Saint Marthâ—â—le graund in London Pauls Church in London burnt In a prouince of Wales called Rose 〈◊〉 found the Sepulchre of Gawen vpon the Seâ—â—shore who was sisters sonne of Arthur the great King of Britaine being in length fourtéene so King William being at Roan in Normandâ— went with a great Army into France spoyliâ— all things as he passed Last of all hée burned 〈◊〉 Citty of Meaur with our Lady Church aâ— two Anchorits that was inclosed there The Kiâ—â— cheared his men to féede the fire and came hiâ— selfe so neare that with the heate of his harneâ— he got a disease Also the Kings horse leaping oâ—uer a ditch did burst the inner parts of the King with the paine whereof hee was sore afflictâ—â— and returned to Roan where shortly after 〈◊〉 ended his life the ninth day of September 〈◊〉 the yeare of our Lord 1087. When hee had raigâ—ned twenty yeares eight moneths and sixtéene dayes Hee was buried at Caen in Normandy and had issue by Matild his wife daughter to Baldwin Earle of Flanders Robert Curthose vnto whom hee gaue Normandy Richard that died young William Rufus to whom he gaue England and Henry to whom hee gaue his wiues inheritance and treasure Daughters Cicely Abbesse of Caen Constance wife to Stephen Earle of Bloys Margaret promised to Harold King of England and Elienor betrothed to Alfonso King of Galicia WILLIAM Rufus WIlliam Rufus the third sonne of William Conquerour beganne his raigne the ninth day of September in the yeare of our Lord 1087. He was variable inconstant couetous and cruell he burdened his people with vnreasonable taxes and what he thus got he prodigally spent in great banquetting and sumptuous apparrell Otho Bishop of Bayon and Earle of Kent with his brother Robert Earle of Mortaine and Hereford and almost all the Nobles of England raised warre against King William would haue had Robert his eldest brother to be King but William by faire wordes pacifying some of the principall conspirators besieged the residue in the Caâ—stell of Rochester And lastly ouercame them Lanfranke Archbishop of Canterbury deceaâ—sed hee renewed the great Church of Canterbury hee repaired the walles of that Citty buiâ—â—ded two Hospitals the one of Saint Iohn thâ— other at Harbaldowne He restored the Churcâ— of Rochester King William Making warre against his broâ—ther Robert Duke of Normandy at length agréâ—â—ment was made betwéene them that if one 〈◊〉 them died without issue the other should succeâ—â— in the inheritance Malcolme King of Scots did homage to King William A great tempest fell on Saint Lukes day specially in Winchcombe where a great part of the Stéeple was ouerthrowne And in London the winde ouerturned 606. houses and the roofeâ— Bow Church in Cheape wherwith some persons were slaine King William builded the new Castle vpon Tine Osmond Bishop of Sarisbury founded the Cathedrall Church of Sarisbury In England fell a wonderfull aboundance 〈◊〉 raine and after insued so great frost that Horses and Carts passed commonly ouer great Riuers which when it thawed the Ice brake downe many great bridges Malcolme the King of Scots coÌ„ming into England was sodainely slaine with his sonne and heire by Robert Mowbrey Earle of Northumberland Iohn Bishop of Welles by nointing the Kings hands transposed the Bishops sea to Bath King William builded againe the cittie of Carlile which was destroyed by the Danes 200. yeares before he also builded a castle there and out of the South parts of England sent men to inhabite there This yeare was a great famine and so great a mortality that the quick were scant able to bury the dead The Welshmen spoiled the citty of Glocester with a part of Shrewesbury and won the Isle of Anglesey The Bishopricke of Thetford was translated to Norwich King William with a great power entred Wales not being able to follow the Welchmen amongst the hils hee builded two Castles in the borders and returned Great preparation was made by the Christians to goe against the infidels at Ierusalem Peter the Hermite being their first leader and after Godfrey of Bullen Robert Duke of Normandy tooke his iourney towards Ierusalem and laide Normandy to gage to his brother King William for 6666. pound of siluer All the land that sometime belonged to Earle Goodwin by breaking in of the sea was couered with sandes and there is yet called Goodwin sands King William in Normandy gaue himselfe to warres so that with exactions and tributes he did not onely shaue but flea the people of England The Christians tooke the Cittie of Ierusalem placing there a King and a Patriarch THe fiftéenth of Iuly 1098. after thirty sixe dayes siege the Cittie of Ierusalem was yéelded vnto Godfrey of Bollen Duke of Lorane chiefe leader of the Christian Army against the Sarazens to recouer the Holy land hee was accompanied with thrée Kings and diuers other Christian Princes namely Robert Duke of Normandy eldest sonne vnto William the Conquerour hee had an hundred thousand Souldiers all of them marked with the signe of the Crosse This renowned and victorious Prince before hee entred into Armes morgaged his Dukedome vnto the Bishop of Liege for great summes of money wherewith hee furnished himselfe in this expedition he was chosen King of Ierusalem but would not bee crowned with a Crowne of gold because our Sauiour Christ was crowned with a crowne of thornes This Christian Conquest was performed about fiue hundreth yeares after the Persians had got possession of Ierusalem and the Holy land Peter the Hermite who had seene and felt the Turkish outrages tooke great paines in going to all Christian Princes to contract them vnto this seruice Pope Vrban the second in the Councell of Cleremount was also very forward in this businesse King Godfrey dyed of a feuer hauing raigned one yeare and was buried neare vnto the holy Sepulchre after him succéeded his brother Baldwine and raigned eighteene yeares hee made great wars vpon the enemies of our faith After the death of King Godfrey Ierusalem continued fourescore and eight yeares vnder Christian obedience and then became subiect vnto Turkish tyranny After King William was come out of Normandy he kept his Court at Westminster in the new Hall and hearing men say it was too bigge he answered This Hall is not bigge enough by one halfe King William being a hunting word was brought him that his people were besieged in Maine
he forthwith tooke shipping though hee were vehemently petâ—waded to the contrary for that there was at that time a great tempest to whom hee answered hee neuer heard that any King was drowned At this time hee got more honour then euer hee did in all his life for hee chased his enemies and returned with victory In the Summer blood sprang out of the earth at â—inchamsteed in Barkeshire King William on the morrowe after Lammas day-hunting in the new forrest Sir Walter Tirel shooting at a Deare vnawares hit the King in the breast that hee fell downe dead and neuer spake word his men and especially that Knight gat them away but some came backe againe laide his body vpon a Colyars cart which one silly lâ—â—ne beast did draw to the Citty of Winchester where he was buried He raigned twelue yeares 11. monethes lacking eight dayes Hee gaue vnto the Monkes called de Caritate in Southwarke the great new Church of Saint Sauiour of Barmondes eye and also Barmondes eye it selfe He also founded a good Hospitall in the city of Yorke called Saint Leonards for the sustentation of the poore Henry Bewclarke HEnry brother to William Rufus and the first of that name for his learning called Bewclarke borne at Salby beganne his raigne the 5. of August the yeare of our Lord 1100. He restored the state of the Cleargy asswaged the grieuous paiments reduced againe S. Edwards lawes reformed the olde vntrue measures made a measure by the length of his arme which was called Vlna Iordan Brise Baron founded the house of St Iohn of Ierusalem neare vnto London in Smithfield The same Iordan gaue 14. acres of ground lying in the field next adioyning to Clarkenwell to build thereon a house for Nunnes Robert Duke of Normandy the Kings eldest brother which was now returned from Ierusalem made warre for the crowne of England but by meditation peace was made on condition that Henry should pay 3000. markes yearely to Duke Robert and if the one died without issue the longer liuer should inherit Winchester and Glocester was burnt The Cathedrall Church of Norwich was founded by Robert Bishop of Norwich The priory and Hospitall of Saint Bartholomew in Smithfield was founded by a Minstrell named Reior Robert Duke of Normandy comming into England through the subtilty of King Henry his yonger brother released to him the tribute of 3000. markes of siluer Great malice was kindled betwéene the two brethren Robert and Henry whereupon deadly warre in sued There appeared about the Sunne foure circles and a blazing starre Endo sewer to King Henry founded the Monastery of S. Iohn in Colchester Robert Duke of Normandy came to his brother and friendly desired him to beare brotherly loue towards him But King Henry feeling his conscience accusing him for obtaining the kingdome by defrauding of his eldest brother and fearing men more then God first he reconciled the Nobles of the Realme with faire promises and then pursued his brother into Normandy where betweene them were many sore battailes fought but at the last the valiant man Robert was taken The first Canons entred into the Church of our Lady in Southwarke called Saint Mary Ouery founded by William Pountlarge Knight and William Dancis Normans King Henry returning into England brought with him his brother Robert and William of Morion and put them in perpetuall prison from whence shortly after Duke Robert deceiuing his kéepers sought to escape but he was taken and by his brothers commandement hée had his eyes put out and then kept straighter till his dying day The Church of the holy Trinitie without Algate in London was founded by Mathild the Quéene A great part of Flaunders was drowned by breaking in of the sea which caused many Flemings to come into EnglaÌ„d at length by the kings appointment they tooke vpon them the possession of Rosse a prouince in Wales Henry Emperour of Rome required to haue Maude the Kings daughter in marriage which was graunted and the King tooke thrée shillings of euery hide of land through England This King translated the Abbey of Ely into a Bishopricke King Henry made Robert his bastard sonne the first Earle of Glocester who after builded the Castles of Bristow and Cardife with the Priory of S. Iames in Bristow King Henry went into Normandy to make warre against the Earle of Angion and spoyled the whole countrey This yeare was a great mortalitie of men and murren of beasts The citty of Worcester was burnt The tenth of October the riuer of Medway by no smal number of miles did so faile of water that in the middest of the channell the smallest vessels and boats could not passe The selfe same day the Thames did suffer the like lacke of water for betwéene the Tower of London and the bridge not onely with horse but also a great number of men and children did wade ouer on foote Chichester was burnt many stormes and a blazing starre In March was excéeding lightning and in December thunder and haile and the Moone at both times séemed to be turned into blood Maude the Quéene of England dyed and was buried at Westminster shee builded an Hospitall neare vnto London without Holborn which now is the parrish Church of Saint Giles in the field The order of the Templars Knights began Many sore battailes were fought in France and Normandy betwéene Henry King of England and Lodowicke the French King King Henry hauing tamed the Frenchmen and pacified Normandy returned into England in which voyage William Duke of Normandy and Richard his sonne and Mary his daughter Richard Earle of Chester and his wife with many noble men and to the number of 160. persons were drowned Lybussa daughter of Cracus the second King of Bohemia for a certaine space raigned as Queene ouer them and albeit shee ministred iustice indifferently yet there grewe a great disdaine male-contentment amongst all sortes of people that men should bee gouerned and directed by women and thereupon was spread a generall voyce that foorthwith they would haue a King And to appease the peoples discontent or as some thinke for her owne pleasure shee married a Peasant called Primislaus who gouerned the Bohemians and was the first that builded walles and rampiers about the Citty of Prague in the yeare 995. After the death of the said Lybussa there presently start vp one of her handmaids called Valasque a lusty Lady of wondrous Amazonian boldnesse who very cunningly caused an assembly of all the chiefe Ladies and others of note vnto whom shee made an eloquent Oration and amongst other things shee spake as followeth My most noble and worthy Ladies wee haue lost our Quéene and Mistresse whose high spirit could neuer admit that either wée or our Sexe should in any sort be subiect vnto men if therefore for the euer fréeing of our selues
and our heires you now please to lend me your strong hand I héere promise and assure you that we will haue the supremacy and gouerntment This speach preuailed so farre that instantly the women tooke oath and ioyned their hearts and hands to effect their willes against men and in that fury flew all the men they met then they entred into Armes and for seauen yeares space maintained warres very stoutly and like valiant Amazones all which notwithstanding in the end they were suppressed by Prymâ—slaus partly by force partly by policy gifts and faire wordes Reade Naucler King Henry married Adelisia the Duke of Louans daughter The Citty of Glocester was burnt Henry Earle of Warwicke and Margaret his wife founded the Colledge of Saint Mary in the towne of warwicke Waleran Earle of Mellent was taken in Normandy by King Henry and hee with many others were imprisoned at Roan The King caused all the Coiners of England to haue their priuy members cut off and also their right hand because they had corrupted the Coine Henry the Emperour being dead Maude the Empresse returned into England Richard Bishop of London founded the Monastery of S. Oseth in Essex At this time men had such a pride in their haire that they contended with women in length of haire King Henry held a Councell at London wherein it was granted him correction of the Cleargie so the King tooke infinite sums of money of Priests and suffered them to doe what they would King Henry gaue his daughter the Empresit vnto Geffrey Plantagenet Earle of Angiou The Citty of Rochester was sore defaced with fire The King made a Bishopricke at Carlile Maude the Empresse did beare vnto Ieffery Plantagenet Earle of Angiou a sonne and named him Henry A great fire beginning at Gilbert Beckets house in west Cheape consumed a great part of London from thence to Algate Henry Bloys Bishop of Winchester builded the Hospitall of S. Crosse neare vnto Winchester Worcester was sore defaced with fire Maude the Empresse brought forth a sonne named Ieffery Robert Cortoise or Short-thigh King Henries brother died in the Castle of Cardife and was buried at Glocester King Henry remaining in Normandy deceased the first day of December Anno 1135. when he had raigned 35. yeares 4. moneths his bowels braines and dies were buried at Roan the rest of his body being powdred with salt and wrapped in Buls hides was buried at Reading an Abbey of his owne foundation Hee founded a Priory at Dunstable and builded the Castle of Windsort with a Colledge there KING STEPHEN STephen Earle of Beloine sonne of the Earle of Blois and Adala William Conquerours daughter Nephew to King Henry the first claimed the kingdome the second day of December Anno 1135. and was consecrated at Westminster on the 26. of December This was a noble man and hardy of passing comely of fauour personage he excelled in martiall policy gentlenes liberality towards all men although he had continuall warre yet he did neuer burden his commons with exactions Fire which began at London Stone consumed eastward to Algate and westward to S. Paules Church King Stephen besieged the castle of Exceter a long time which Balwine de Riuers held against him but at length when they within the Castle wanted necessary things to liue by they compounded King Stephen passed the sea to subdue Normandy where hee tooke many citties and strong Castles Rochester was burnt with all the citty The Archbishops sea in Yorke S. Martins without the walles the Hospitall with 39. Churches were burnt Saint Peters Church at Bath and all the citty was burnt The Nobles sent for Maude the Empresse promising her the possession of the Realme according to their oath made to her Dauid King of Scots purposing to recouer the Crowne of England for the Empresse inuaded Northumberland when by Thurstane Archbishop of Yorke the Scots had an ouerthrowe and were slaine aboue ten thoâ—â—sand Robert Earle of Glocester returned into England with his sister the Empresse and a great Aâ—my which arriued at Portsmouth Robert Earle of Glocester with a great power inuaded the towne of Nottingham and spoiled it the Townsmen were taken slaine or burnt in thâ— Churches whereunto they fled This yeare 1140. died Iohannes de temporibus he was Page to Charlemaigne King Stephen besieged Lincolne against Rainulph Earle of Chester but Rainulph Eare of Gâ—â—â—cester came with a great power and rescued the same chased the Kings Army and tooke him prisoner hée was had to Glocester and after to Bristow The Empresse reioycing at this heâ— good hap departed from Glocester and came to Cicester from thence to Winchester where the Crowne of the Realme was deliuered into her hands Earle Robert being pursued was taken a Sobbrige with Earle Warren and many other at length through meditation peace was concluded that the King should be deliuered to his kingdome and the Earle to his liberty Gaufride de Mandeuil Earle of Essex founded the Abbey of Walden and Sir William de Mountfitchet founded the Abbey of Stratford Langthorne King Stephen hearing the Empresse to lye at Oxford with a great power came and besieged her a two moneths space Earle Robert with Henry Sonne to the Empresse landed at Warham where hee besieged the Castle which was defended by Hubert de Lucie who at length yeelded the same In the meane time the Empresse séeing that shee was voyde of helpe cloathing her selfe and her companie all in white vpon a night went ouer the Thames a foote which was then hard frozen she went to Wallingford and the Castle of Oxford was yéelded to the King William of Ypre founded Boxley Abbey in Kent King Stephen tooke Ieffery Maundeuile Earle of Essex at Saint Albones which Ieffery could not be at libertie till he had deliuered the Tower of London with the Earles of Waldon and Plecy When the Earle was thus spoiled of his holds hee tooke the Church of Ramsey and fortified it King Stephen besieged Wallingford but could not preuaile The Earle of Chester was reconciled to the King and was at the siege with him but shortly after when he came to the Court the King being at Northampton hee was taken and kept prisoner till he had rendred the Castle of Lincolne and other fortresses Earle Robert deceased and was buried at Bristow The Empresse being wearied with the discord of the English nation went ouer into Normandy Quéene Matild builded the hospitall of S. Katherine by the Tower of London for poore brethreâ— and sisters Henry the Empresse sonne went to Dauid King of Scots of whom he was ioyfully receiued and made Knight England was full of trouble and warre set foorth to fire and rapine through the discord betwixt Stephen and certaine Earles that tooke part with Henry Ieffery Plantagenet Earle of
Angiou and Duke of Normandy deceased and left his sonne Henâ—â— his heire About this time died Gratianus hee composâ—â— the great Decretals Henry Duke of Normandy married Elionâ—â— whom Lewis King of France had diuorced from him and had by her a sonne named William Quéene Maude deceased and was buriedâ— Feuersham The King commanded the Nobles to méete aâ— Winchester where the Duke being receiueâ— with great ioy the King in sight of all men adopted him his sonne and confirmed to him the principalitie of England The Duke receiued him in place of a father granting to him all the dayes of his life to enioy the name and seate of the King Duke Henry came with the King to Oxford where the Earles and Barons by the Kings commandement sware fealty to Duke Henry sauing the Kings honour so long as he liued King Stephen died the 25. of October when he had raigned eighteene yeares ten moneths and odde daies He founded the Abbeies of Cogshall in Essex of Furnes in Lancastershire and Feuersham in Kent where his body was buried Henry the second HEnry the sonne of Ieffery Plantagenet and Maude the Empresse began his raigne ouer this Realme of England the 17. day of December and was crowned the the same day in the yeare of our Lord 1154. he was somewhat red of face short of body and therewith fat well learned noble in chiualry wise in counsell stedfast of promise and a wedlocke breaker William of Ipres and all the Flemings that had flocked into England fearing the indignation of the new king departed the land and the castles that had béene builded to pill the rich and spoile the poore were by the Kings Commandement throwne downe Quéene Elianor did beare a sonne called Henry after his father King Henry went into Normandy where with long siege he tooke diuers Castles King Henry with an Army went against the Welshmen where he felled their woods fortified the Castle of Rutland and reedified the Castle 〈◊〉 Basingwirke Quéene Elianor brought foorth a sonne named Ieffery A new coine was made in England King Henry tooke escuage of the Englishmen the sum whereof grewe to 124. thousand pounds of siluer Henry the Kings sonne not seuen yeares olde married Margarâ—t the French Kings daughter not two yeares old Thomas the Kings Chancellour was electâ— Archbishop of Canterbury There came into England thirty Germanes as well men as women who called themseluâ—â— Publicanes they denied Matrimony Baptism and the Lords Supper Being apprehended thâ— King caused they should bee marked with an hoâ—â— Iron in the forehead and whipped them anâ— that no man should succour them Thus being whipped and thrust out in the winter they diâ— for cold London bridge was new made of timber 〈◊〉 Peter a Priest of Colchurch Malcolme the Scottish King and Kefus Prince of Southwales did homage to King Henry and his sonne Henry A Councell was holden at Claringdon in presence of the King and the Archbishops Bishops Lords Barons c. wherein was by their oathes confirmed many ordinances Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury being sworne to the same shortly after sore repented and fled the Realme A great earthquake in Ely Norfolke and Suffolke so that it ouerthrew them that stood vpon their féete and caused the bels to ring Quéene Elianor brought foorth a sonne named Iohn The warre was receiued betwixt the King of England and the French King for the Citty of Tholouse Conan Earle of little Britaine died and left his heire a daughter named Constance which hee had by the King of Scots sister which Constance King Henry married to his sonne Geffery Robert de Boscue Earle of Leicester founded the Monasteries of Gerendon of Monkes of Leiceister of Canons regular and Eaton of Nunnes was founded by Amicia his wife King Henry caused his sonne Henry to be crowned as hee thought to the quietnesse of himselfe and his realme but it proued otherwise Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury the eightéenth day of December was slaine by William Tracie Reignold Fitzs Vrse Hugh Moruil and Richard Briton Knights Nicholas Breeâ—espeare an Englishman who was chosen Pope by the name of Adrian the 4. He graunted the Regiment of Ireland to the King of England whereupon King Henry tooke ship at Pembroke and sailed thither King Henry the son with his wife the French Kings daughter were both together crowned at Winchester King Henry the elder was assoiled of the death of Thomas the Archbishop vpon his oath made that he was not priuy to it King Henry married the eldest daughter of Heâ—bert Earle Morton vnto his sonne Iohn King Henry the elder returning into England in short time subdued his rebels The citie of Leicester by his commandement was burnt the wals and castle rased and the inhabitants dispersed into other cities The King of Scots was taken by King Henry led into Normandy where he compounded for his ransome Christs Church in Canterbury was burned King Henry the sonne with his brethren and others were reconciled to King Henry the Father The Kings of England both father and sonne went together to visite the tombe of Thomas late Archbishop of Canterbury The stone bridge ouer the Thames at London was began to be fouÌ„ded A Cardinall and the Archbishop of Canterbury gaue 1000. Marks towards the same foundation There chanced some discord betwixt the Kings of England and France about the marriage of Richard Earle of Poitow with the French Kings daughter Richard Lucie the Kings Iusticiar layed the foundation of the conuentuall Church in a place which is called Lesnes in the Territorie of Rochester The Citie of Yorke was burned The Church of St. Andrew in Rochester was consumed with fire The Vsurers of England grieuously punished Geffery the Kings bastard sonne resigned the Bishopricke of Lincolne was made the Kings Chancellour Robert Harding a Burges of Bristow to whom king Henry gaue the Barony of Barkeley builded the Monasterie of Saint Augustines in Bristow They of Aquitane hated their Duke Richard for his crueltie and were minded to driue him out of his Earledome of Poitow and Dukedome of Aquitane and transpose those estates to his brother King Henry the younger but all men looking for victory to the young King hee fell miserably sicke and died and was buried at Roan King Henry sent many men of warre into Wales for the Welshmen emboldened by the Kings absence had slaine Many Englishmen The Abbey of Glastenbury burnt Heraclius Patriarch of Ierusalem came to king Henry desiring him of aide against the Turke but the King because of the cruelty of his sonnes was counselled not to leaue his dominion in hazard and to goe farre off This Patriarch dedicated the new Temple then builded in the west part of London This yeare 1186. The citty of Paris was paued whose stréetes vntill this
time lay as rudely as London stréetes which were not all paued in foure hundred yeares after and the north Church-yard of Paules otherwise called the Close and diuers other stréetes in London were not paued vntill the raigne of Quéene Elizabeth In the yeare 1246. the Citty of Luberke was quite consumed with fire whose misfortune made Paris London and other Citties to couer their houses with tile or slate especially if they stood close together and not to vse any thatch which vntill then was vsuall Maude the Empresse mother to King Henry the second deceased shee founded the Abbey of Bordesley Geffery Earle of Britaine the Kings son died and was buried at Paris he left issue two daughters which he had by Constance daughter of Conan Earle of Britaine who also at this time of his death was great with child and after brought a sonne named Arthur A great earthquake threwe downe many buildings among the which the Cathedrall Church at Lincolne was rent in pieces Chichester Cittie was burnt Neare vnto Orford in Suffolke certaine Fishers tooke in their nets a fish hauing the shape of a man which fish was kept by Barthelmew de Glanuile Custos of the Castell of Orford in the same Castell by the space of sixe moneths and more for a wonder he spake not a word all maner of meats he gladly did eate but most greedily raw fish At length he stole away to the sea The towne of Beuerly with the Church of St. Iohn there was burnt Phillip the French King required that his sister which had ben kept in England 22. yeares might be restored vnto Earle Richard as his wife and Earle Richard desired the same but King Henry denied this request and so they got them to armour The French King and Earle Richard pursued the King of England so hard that he was forced to yéeld all the requests as well of the French King as of his sonne Richard This was done at Gisors and so departing came to Zafe where he fell sicke and departed this life the sixth day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord 1189. when hee had raigned 24. yeares 7. moneths lacking 11. dayes and was buried at Fonteuerald in the Monastery of Nunnes by him founded Richard Coeurdelyon RIchard the first for his valiantnesse surnamed Coeurdelion second sonne to Henry the second began his raigne and was crowned the third of September 1186. He was bigge of stature with a merry countenance he commanded that no Iewes nor women should be at his Coronation for feare of inchantments For breaking of which commandement many were slaine Elianor the old who at the commandement of her husband had béene long kept close prisoner was now set at libertie King Richard gaue ouer the castles of Berwick and Rokesburgh to the Scottish King for the sum of ten thousand pound he also sold to the Bishop of Durham his owne Prouince for a great péece of money and created him Earle of the same He also faigned to haue lost his signet then caused to be proclaimed that whosoeuer would safely enioy those things which before time they had inrolled should come to the new seale He gaue his brother Iohn the Prouinces of Nottingham Deuonshire and Cornewall In this time were many Robbers and Outlawes among whom Robert Hood and little Iohn remained in the woods despoiling and robbing the goods of the rich The saide Robert entertained an hundred tall men and good Archers with such spoiles as he got vpon whō foure hundred men were they neuer so strong durst not giue the onset Poore mens goods hée spared aboundantly relieuing them with that which hee got from Abbies and houses of rich Earles This yeare the Cittizens of London obtained to be gouerned by two Bayliffes or Shriues and a Maior Henry Cornhill Shriue Richard Reynery Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior King Richard betooke the guiding of this land to William Longshanke Bishop of Ely Chancellour of England and transported ouer into Normandy The two Kings of England and of France met at Towers and from thence set forward on their iourney towards Ierusalem The Iewes of Norwich Saint Edmonsbury Lincolne Stamford and Linne were robbed And at Yorke to the number of fiue hundred beside women and children entred a tower of the castle which the people assailing the Iewes cut the throats of their wiues and children and cast them ouer the walles on the Christians heads the residue they locked vp and burnt both the house and themselues William Bishop of Ely builded the outer wall about the Tower of London and caused a déepe ditch to be made Iohn Herlion Shriue Roger Duke Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior King Richard subdued the Isle of Cipres and then ioyned his power with Phillip y e French king in Asia conquered Acon where there grewe betwéene the two Kings a grieuous displeasure for which cause Phillip shortly departed thence and comming into France inuaded Normandy Iohn brother to king Richard tooke on him the kingdome of England King Richard restored to the Christians the citty of Ioppa The bones of king Arthur were found at Glastenbury William Hauerall Shirues Iohn Bucknot Shirues Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior William Bishop of Ely withstood the kings brother who said he wist not if his brother were aliue or not To whom the Bishop answered If King Richard be yet liuing it were vniust to take from him the crowne If he be dead Arthur the elder brothers sonne must enioy the same Nicholas Duke Shriue Peter Newlay Shriue Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior King Richard hauing knowledge that Phillip of France inuaded Normandy and that Iohn his brother had made himselfe King ouer England made peace with the Saladine for thrée yeares with a small company returning homeward he was taken by Leopold Duke of Austria who kept him in straight prison a yeare and fiue moneths Roger Duke Shriue Richard Fitz Alwine Shriue Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior The Kings friends intreating for his deliuerance his ransome was set at 100000. l. wherevpon cōmandement was directed from the Kings Iustices that all Bishops Prelates Earles Barons Abbots and Priors should bring in the 4. part of their reuenewes towards the Kings ransome and besides this the Cleargy brought in their golden and siluer Chalices and fléeced their Shriues all which was coined in mony Iohn the kings brother when he heard of the imprisonment of his brother made great war within the realme and tooke by strength the castles of Windsor Nottingham and others The king was deliuered landed at Sandwich on the 12. of March he was againe solemnly crowned After this hee called into his hands all such things as he had either giuen or sold by patents or otherwise by which meanes he got a great sum of mony and sailed into Normandy where shortly after peace was taken betwéene the two kings Also by
meanes of Elionar the old Quéene Earle Iohn was reconciled to his brother William fitz Isable Shriue William fitz Arnold Shriue Henry fitz Alwine Maior K. Richard sent messengers to the Pope complaining vpon the Duke of Austrich for misusing of him his as they came by distresse of weather through his country whereupon the Pope excommunicated the Duke inioined him to release the couenants that be constrained the King to make Robert Beasaunt Shriue Iokt Ieiouse Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior William with the beard mooued the common people to séeke their libertie not to be subiect to the rich and mightie by which meanes he drew to him many great companies The King being warned of this tumult commanded him to cease from those attempts but the people still followed him He was taken in Bow Church in Cheape but not without shedding of blood for he was forced by fire and smoake to forsake the Church Hée with nine of his adherents had sentence of death and were hanged This counterfeit friend to the poore slew one man with his own hands polluted Bow Church with his Concubine and amongst other his detestable facts one was hee falsely accused his elder brother of treason which elder brother had in his youth brought him vp in learning and done many things for his preferment Gerard de Antiloch Shriue Robert Durant Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Richard and the Earle of Flaunders confederated together Roger Blunt Shriue Nicholas Duket Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Richard â—ooke of euery hide of land through England 5. s. The French King was intercepted by the army of King Richard so that with much a doe he escaped into Cipres Constantine Fitz Arnold Shriue Robert de Beaw Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Richard turned his armes against the Barons of Poictow that rebelled against him he set their Cities Townes on fire spoiled their country slew many of his aduersaries cruelly at the last came to the Dukedome of Aquitane and besieged the Castle of Chalne where one Bertraine de Gordon smote him with a venowmed dart which stripe the king litle regarded but inuading the Castle wan it and put the souldiers in prison of this wound aforesaide hee died the 6. day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord 1199. when he had raigned 9. yeares 7. moneths and was buried at Founteuerard his heart was buried at Roan and his bowels at the aforesaid Chalne King Iohn IOhn brother to Richard began his raigne the 26. day of May in the yeare of our Lord 1199. Of person he was indifferent but of melancholy complexion Phillip king of France in a quarrell of Arthur the sonne of Ieffery Iohns eldest brother Duke of Britaine made warre vpon King Iohn in Normandy and tooke from him diuers Castles and Townes K. Iohn granted the Shrifewick of London and Middlesex to the Citizens thereof for 300. pound yearely to be paide as of ancient time Arnold Fitz Arnold Shriue Richard Fitz Barthelmew Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Iohn required of euery Plow land 3. s. The king being diuorced from his wife Isabel the Earle of Glocesters daughter he passed ouer the sea paied forty thousand markes to the French King and returned into England with Isabel his wife daughter to the Earle of Angolesme Roger Dormer Shriue Iames Bartilmew Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior K. Iohn weÌ„t to Lincolne where he met with William king of Scots Rotlond Lord of Gallowy and many other noble men which did to him homage Walter Fitz Alis Shriue Simon de Aldermanbury Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Arthur Earle of Britaine being made Knight by the French King whose yonger daughter he had fianced besieged the Castle of Mirable in which Quéene Elianor was inclosed but King Iohn came with a power and deliuered his mother from danger he tooke there his Nephew Arthur William de Brawsa Hugh Brune and many others Haile as bigge as hens egges c. Normand Brundel Shriue Iohn de Ely Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Arthur Earle of Britaine from Falaise was brought to Roan and put in the Tower vnder the custody of Robert de Veypont where shortly after he was dispatched of his life The King of France tooke Lisie Dandely with the castle and vale de Ruell in which were Robert Fitz Water Sayer de Quincie and many others hée tooke the strong Castle vpon Seyne builded by King Richard Water Browne Shriue William Chamberlaine Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Normandy Angiou Britaine Maine Poitow and Touraine were within a short time deliuered to King Phillip King Iohn married Iane his bastard daughter to Lewelin Prince of Wales and gaue with her the castle and Lordship of Elinsmore in the Marches of South Wales Thomas Hauarell Shriue Hamond Brond Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior The 14. of Ianuary began a frost which continued till the 22. day of March so that the ground could not be tilled whereof it came to passe that in Summer following a quarter of wheat was sold for a Marke which in the dayes of Henry the second was sold for twelue pence Iohn Walgraue Shriue Richard Winchester Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Great thunders and lightnings were séene so that many men and women were destroied beâ—sides cattell and houses ouerthrowne and burneâ— corne in the fieldes was beaten downe with haiâ—â— stones as bigge as goose egges Iohn Holland Shriue Edmond Fitz Garrard Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Iohn tooke the 13. part of all mouable goods both of Lay Religious throughout England The Monkes of Canterbury elected Stephen Langton to be their Archbishop The Pope sent letters to King Iohn humbly exhorting him to receiue the saide Stephen being thereunto canonically elected the rather because he was an Englishman borne and a Doctor of Diuinitie c. but king Iohn being greatly offended with the promâ—ting of the said Stephen sent men in armour to expell the Monkes of Canterbury and condemned them of treason At this time began the kingdome of Tartars in Tartaria Quéene Isabel was deliuered of her first sonne named Henry Roger Winchester Shriue Edmond Hardwell Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior W. B. of London and E B. of Ely and M. B. of Winchester by the Popes commaundement executed the interdiction vpon the whole realme and they ceased through all England to ministring of Ecclesiasticall Sacraments sauing of them that were in perill of death and Baptisme to children The King set all the Bishoprickes and Abbies in the Realme into the custodie of Lay-men and commanded all Ecclesiastical reuenewes to be confiscated This yeare was granted to the citizens of London by the kings letters patents that they should yearely choose to them a Maior Peter Duke Shriue Thomas Neale Shriue Hen Fitz Alwin Maior The Exchequer was remoued to Northampton by the Kings commandement hee also gathered a
great Army and went towards Scotland as farre as the castle at Northampton where the King of Scots came to them and treated peace for which he gaue 11000. Markes of siluer and deliuered his two daughters for a pledge After this he tooke homage of all fréeholders and swore all men to his allegiance The Arches and Stone bridge ouer the Thames at London was this yeare finished by Serle Mercer and William Alman then Procurators or Maisters of the Bridgeworkes Peter le Losne Shriue William Blund Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior The King commanded all the Iewes both men and women to bee imprisoned because hee would haue their money The king brought Ireland vnder his subiection hee caused the lawes of England to bee execuâ—â—â— there and money to be coined he raised a grâ—â— tax vpon all the Religious in England whom 〈◊〉 caused to pay such a ransome that the sum caâ—â— to 100000. pound besides 40000. pounds of thâ— white Monkes William de Brawse was chased out of England and his wife and children murdered at Winâ—â—â— Adam Wetley Shriue Stephen la Grace Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior The King went into Wales with a great forâ—â— subdued all the Princes Nobles tooke 28. plages for their subiection and returned There 〈◊〉 him messengers from the Pope which came 〈◊〉 make an vnitie betwixt the King the Bishope Canterbury with the Monkes which were baniâ—shed but the Ambassadors returned without 〈◊〉 end concluded After this the king tooke of euery knight whiâ—â— was not with him in Wales two markes of â—uer of euery shield Iohn Fitz Peter Shriue Iohn Garland Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior The Welshmen tooke diuers Castles of the King of England cut off the heads of all the souldiers burned many Townes and with a great prey returned The King caused the 28. pledges that thâ— Welshmen deliuered him to be hanged An Hermit in Yorkshire named Peter prophesieâ— openly to King Iohn and said that vpon Ascention day next comming he should bee no King but the Crowne should bee transposed to another This Peter was apprehended and put in prison The 10. of Iuly at night the cittie of London vpon the South side of the riuer of Thames with the Church of our Lady of the Canons in Southwarke being a fire and an excéeding great multitude of the people passing the bridge sodainly the North part by blowing of the South winde was also set on fire and the people which were euen now passing the bridg perceiuing the same would haue returned but were stopped with fire and it came to passe that as they protracted time the South end was fired so that people thronging themselues betwixt the two fires there came to aide them many Shippes and vessels into the which the multitude so vndiscreetely pressed that the Shippes being drowned it was saide that there were destroyed about thrée thousand persons Randolph Eland Shriue Constantine Iosue Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Pandulph the Legate admonished the King to restore Stephen Langton to his Sea of Canterbury and the Monkes vnto their Abbey The King calling to minde the manifold dangers hee was in made promise by oath to bee obedient to the Court of Rome Pandulph with the nobles of the realme came together at Douer vpon Ascention euen where the king did resigne his Crowne with the realme of England and Ireland into the Popes hands When the Ascention day was past Peter the Hermite bound to a horse taile was drawne through the stréetes of Warham and there both he and his sonne were hanged Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury and the other that were banished arriued at Douer and went to Winchester to the King and absolued him Richard Priâ—â—â— of Bermonsey builded an house against the wall of the said house of Bermonsey called the Almorâ— of Hospitall of Conuerts of S. Thomas Henry Fitz Alwin Maior of London deceased who had continued Maior of London foure and twentie yeares Martin Fitz Alis Shriue Peter Bate Shriue Roger Fitz Alwine Maior The ditch without the walles of London 200. foot broad was begun Pope Innocent sent Nicholas Bishop of Tusâ—â—â—lane to release the interdiction which had continued 6. yeares 3. moneths and 14. dayes Salomon Basing Shriue Hugh Basing Shriue Searle Mercer Maior S. Edmondsbury was consumed with fire The King met with the Barons in a medow betwixt Stanes and Windsor and there granted the liberties of England without any difficultie the Charter whereof is dated giuen by our hand in Rimming mead betwixt Stanes Windsore the 16. day of Iune the 17. yeare of our raigne vnto which all the whole realme was sworne The King sent vnto the realmes next adioyning to procure him Souldiers promising them large possessions By meanes of Pandulph the Pope disanulled the aforesaid charter liberties granted and also excommunicated the Barons By the other messengers were procured a great number of men of war which landing at Douer the King forthwith besieged Rochester and tooke it Iohn Trauers Shriue Andrew Newland Shriue William Hardel Maior The Pope excoÌ„municated the Barons by their peculiar names but they notwithstanding sent to Phillip King of France requiring him to send his son Lewis into this realme promising to make him King which the French King refused to doe till the Barons had sent him 24. pledges Gwallâ— a Legate was sent from the Pope into France to forbid the going of Lewis into EnglaÌ„d bâ—t his perswasions nothing preuailed he charged them vpon paine of excommunication This notwithstanding Lewis with a great army arriued in the Isle of Thanet King Iohn being then at Douer fled towards Gilford Lewis subdued all the Castles in Kent Douer onely excepted then came he to London where he was honourably receiued of the Nobles Citizens The King marched through Norfolke Suffolke till he came to Linne and appointing Sauarice de Manlion to bée Captaine there began to fortifie the towne but here filling his belly too much he got a surfet and therewith fell into a laske and when the messengers of them that were besieged in Douer were come and had declared their case the disease with griefe conceiued thereat increased Moreouer great sorrow oppressed him for that in his iourney hee had lost the ornaments of his chappel with other treasure carriages at the passage of Welstreame where many of his houshold seruants were drowned in y e water quicksands he died in the castle of Newarke on the 19. of October 1216. where the Captaine of the castle causing his body to be bowelled the same was conueied to Worcester and there honourably buried when he had raigned 17. yeares 5. moneths lacking 8. daies He had issue two sons Henry and Richard and thrée daughters Isabel Elianor and Iane. He founded the Abbey of Bowley in a new forrest of Southampton He builded the Monasteries of Farendon and Hales
Owen he reedified the castle of Godstow and Wroxal and encreased the chappell of Knarisbrough Henry of Winchester HEnry the eldest son of Iohn of the age of 9. yeares began his raigne the 19. of October in the yeare 1216. hee was crowned at Glocester in the presence of Wallow the Legate He remained in the custody of William Marshall Earle of Pembrooke Bennet Seinturer Shriue William Bluntiuers Shriue Iames Alderman Maior When Lewis heard this hee wist not what to doe whereupon compelled by necessitie he sued for peace and returned into France Thomas Boxerell Shriue Raph Eiland Shriue Serle Mercer Maior Ranulph Earle of Chester Saer de Quincie Earle of Winchester with others tooke their iourney towards Ierusalem Iohn de Viel Shriue Iohn le Spicer Shriue Serle Mercer Maior W. Marshall died and was buried at London in the new Temple after whose death the King was gouerned by Peter Bishop of Winchester Richard Wimbleton Shriue Iohn Viel Shriue Serle Mercer Maior King Henry was crowned at Westminster by Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury The new worke of our Lady Chappell at Westminster was begun by King Henry Ranulph Earle of Chester builded the Castles of Chartley Bestone and the Abbey of Delacresse Richard Renger Shriue Iohn Viel Shriue Serle Mercer Maior K. Henry subdued the Welshmen which rebelled The Nobles granted to the king two markes of euery hide of land William Earle of Arundell died buried at Wimondham a Priory of his foundation Richard Renger Shriue Thomas Lambert Shriue Serle Mercer Maior A young man was brought before the Archbishop of Canterbury who willed himselfe to bee crucified and to be called Iesus And the old woman that had bewitched the young man to such madnesse and procured herselfe to be called Mary the mother of Christ They were both closed vp betwéene two walles of stone where they ended their liues in misery The citizens of London falling out with the Bailise of Westminster and the men of the suburbs at a game of wrastling made a great tumult against the Abbot of Westminster for the which their Captaine Constantine with other were hanged the other that were culpable had their féete and hands cut off Richard Renger Shriue Thomas Lambert Shriue Serle Mercer Maior Iohn de Brennes King of Ierusalem and chiefe maister of the Hospitall there came into England and required aid to win Ierusalem but returned with small comfort Iohn Trauers shriue Andrew Bokerel shriue Richard Renger Maior The Friars minours first ariued at Douer 9. in number 5. of them remained at Canterbury did there build the first couent of friars minours that euer was in England the other 4. came to London and hired an house in Cornehill of Iohn Trenars they were by the Citizens remoued to a place in St. Nicholas shambles which Iohn Iwyn Cittizen and Mercer of London appropriated vnto the Communaltie of the Citie to the vse of the saide Friars The whole Church was builded at that time by diuers Citizens The King granted to the Commonaltie of the Citty of London to haue a common seale Iohn Trauers shriues Andrew Bokerel shriue Richard Renger Maior The 15. part of all mens goods moueable within the realme as well of the Clergy as of the Laitie was granted to the King and the King granted to the Barons and people the libertie which they long time had sued for Roger Duke shriues Martin Fitz William shriue Richard Renger Maior The King granted to the Citizens of London frée warren that is to say frée libertie to hunt a certaine circuite about the city And also that the Citizens of London should passe tol-frée throughout all England and that all weares in Thames should be destroyed for euer Roger Duke shriue Martin Fitz William shriue Richard Renger Maior The king made all the Charters of the liberties and forrests to be frustrate alleadging that they were granted whiles he was vnder ward of other so it followed that who so would enioy the liberties afore granted must renew their Charters of the Kings new seale Stephen Boxerell Shriue Henry Cocham Shriue Roger Duke Maior The king corrected the measures and weights Great thunder and lightning burnt many houses and slew both men add beasts William Winchester Shriue Robert Fitz Iohn Shriue Roger Duke Maior Robert Bingham Bishop of Sarisbury by the kings helpe prosecuted the building of the new Church at Sarisbury which his predecessor Richard did translate Stephen Bokerell Shirues Henry Cocham Shirues Roger Duke Maior Vpon the day of Saint Paul when Roger Niger Bishop of London was at Masse in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul suddenly the weather waxed darke and an horrible thunder-clay lighted on the Church the same was shaken as though it would haue fallen out of a darke cloud came such lightning that all the Church séemed to be on fire all men thought they should haue died thousands of men and women ran out of the Church and being astonished fell vpon the ground void of all vnderstanding none of all the multitude tarried in the Church saue the Bishop and one Deacon which stood still at the high Altar Richard Walter Shrieues Iohn Woborne Shrieues Roger Duke Maior Richard the kings brother married Isabel Countesse of Glocester late wife to Gilbert Earle of Glocester late wife to William Marshall Earle of Pembrooke and the marriage being scantly finished the said William dyed and was buried in the new Temple in London Michael of S. Helen Shriue Walter de Russel Shriue Andrew Bokerel Pepperer Maior The morrow after S. Martins day began thunders very horrible which lasted 15. daies Henry Edmonton Shriue Gerard Bar Shriue Andrew Bokerell Pepperer Maior The 7. of Aprill there appeared as it were foure Suns beside the naturall Sun of a red colour and a great circle of Christall colour The king builded a faire Church many houses adioyning therunto in the city of London not farre from the new Temple In which house all the Iewes and Infidels that did conuert to the faith of Christ might haue vnder an honest rule of life sufficient liuing whereby it came to passe that in short time there was gathered a great number of Conuerts which were baptized and instructed in the lawes of Christ He also builded the hospitall of S. Iohn without the East gate of Oxford for sicke and strangers to be receiued in Simon Fitz Mary Shriue Roger Blunt Shriue Andrew Bokerel Pepperer Maior Richard Marshall and Leolyne Prince of Northwales with a great force inuaded the kings lande and destroyed the same with fire and sword from the coasts of Wales to Salisbury which tow◠also they set on fire This yeare was a great dearth and pestilence so that many poore folks died for want of victuals Ralph Ashy Shriue Iohn Norman Shriue Andrew Bokerell Pepperer Maior The Iewes at Norwich stole a boy and circumcised him meaning to
haue crucified him at Easter for which fact they were conuicted Walter Brune a Citizen of London and Rosia his wife founded the Hospitall of our Lady without Bishops-gate of London Gerard Bate Shriue Robert Hardell Shriue Andrew Bakerell Pepperer Maior K. Henry tooke to wife Elianor daughter to Raymond Earle of Prouince The Thames ouerflowed the banks so that in the great Palace of Westminster men did rowe with wherries in the midst of the Hall A Parliament at Marton wherein was made the statutes of Marton Henry Cocham Shriue Iordan of Couentry Shriue Andrew Bokerell Pepperer Maior Octobon a Cardinall came into England as a Legate from the Pope This yeare passed stormy and troublesome weather and very vnhealthfull Iohn Toloson Shriues Geruas the Cordwaiuer Shriue Andrew Bokerell Pepperer Maior Octobon being lodged in the Abbey of Osney the scollers of Oxford slew his master Cooke the Legate for feare got him into the stéeple of the church where he held him till the kings Officers coÌ„ming from Abingdon conueied him to Wallingford where hee accursed the misdoers Otho de Kilkeuney a standard bearer to the schollers was taken with 12. other cast into prison long after went from S. Pauls Church in London to the Legates house bare footed bare headed where they asked him forgiuenes A Scholer of Oxford enterprised to haue slaine the King in his chamber at Woodstocke was taken and pulled in péeces with horses Iohn Coders Shriue Iohn de Wilchale Shriue Richard Renger Maior The K. gaue the Earledome of Lecester to Simon Mountford The Tower of London was fortified which the citizens feared lest it were done to their detriment Roger Bongry shriue Ralph Ashy shriue William Ioyner Maior The stone gate bulwarke which the king caused to be builded by the tower of London was shaken with an earthquake fel down but the king commaunded the same to bee builded againe Many strange fishes came a shore wherof 40. were Seabuls and one of a huge bignes passed through the bridge of London vnhurt til he came as farre as kings house at Mortlacke where he was killed Aldermen of London which had the rule of the wards of the Citty were euery yeare changed Iohn Gisers Shriue Michael Tony. Shriue Gerard Bat Maior The Iewes were constrained to pay 2000. markes at two tearmes in the yeare or else to be kept in perpetuall prison The walles and bulwarkes that were newly builded about the tower of London were againe throwne downe as it were with an earthquake Iohn Viel Shriue Thomas Duresme Shriue Reginald Bongey Maior K. Henry with a great army sailed into Normandy purposing to recouer Poiters Guien and other countries but after many bickerings to the losse of Englishmen he treated peace Iohn Fitz Iohn Shriue Ralph Asswaie Shriue Reginald Bongey Maior The Thames ouerflowed the bankes about Lambeth drowned houses and fields the spaâ— of 6. miles and in the great hall at Westminster men tooke their horses backes Hugh Blunt Shriue Adam Basing Shriue Ralph Ashwie Pepperer Maior Griffin the eldest son of Leoline prince of Northwales which was kept prisoner in the Tower of London made of y e hangings shéets towels c. a long line put himselfe downe from the top of the tower but being a very big man the rope brake and he fell on his necke Robert Grosted Bishop of Lincolne with other Prelates complained to the king of the waste made of the Church goods by alian Bishops and Clearkes Ralph Foster Shriue Nicholas Bat Shriue Michiael Tony. Maior The King enlarged the Church of S. Peters in Westminster pulling downe the old walles and stéeple and caused them to be made more comely Robert of Cornehill Shriue Adam of Bentley Shriue Iohn Gisers Pepperer Maior The Church of S. Mildred in Canterbury and a great part of the Citie was burnt Simon Fitz Marie shriue Laurence Froike shriue Iohn Gisers Pepperer Maior King Henry let to fâ—rme the Quéene-hiue in London to Iohn Gisors then Maior and his successors and coÌ„minalty of London for euer for the summe of 50. pounds the yeare A great plague was in England Iohn Viell shriues Nicholas Bat shriue Peter Fitz Alwin Maior By reason of the embasing of the coine a great penury followed The towne of Newcastle vpon Tine was burned bridge and all By a strange earthquake the toppes of houses were throwne downe wals did cleaue the heade of chimneyes and towers were shaken Nicholas Fitz Iosey shriue Geffery Winchester shriue Michael Toney Maior The King made a Mart at Westminster to laâ—â— 15. daies which the citizens were faine to redéeme with 1000. pounds Richard Hardell Shriue Iohn Tolason Shriue Roger Fitz Roger Maior In October the sea flowing twise without ebbe made so horrible a noise that it was heard a great way into England beside this in a darke night the sea séemed to be on a light fire and the waâ—s to fight one with another so that the Marriners were not able to saue their ships And at Wincheâ—â—sea besides cottages for salt fishermens houses bridges mils aboue 300. houses in that towne with certaine Churches through the violent rising of the sea were drowned Humfrey Beas shriue William Fitz Richard shriue Iohn Norman Maior K. Henry granted that where before the citizens of London did preseÌ„t their Maior before the king wheresoeuer he were and so to be admitted now should come only before y e Barons of y e Exchequer Lawrence Froicke shriue Nicholas Bat shriue Adam Basing Maior A great drought from Easter to Michaelmas The shepheards of France England took their iourney towards the holy land to the number of 30000. but their number vanished in short time William Durham shriue Thomas Wimborn shriue Iohn Toloson Draper Maior The liberties of London were seized by y e means of Richard Earle of Cornwall who charged the Maior that hee looked not to the Bakers for their â—ses of bread so that the citty was forced to please the Earle with 600. Markes and were restored Iohn Northampton shriue Richard Pickard shriue Richard Hardell Draper Maior Edward the kings son wedded Elianor the kings daughter of Spaine his father gaue him y e Earledome of Chester the gouernance of Gwien and Ireland Ralph Ashy shriue Robert of Limon shriue Richard Hardell Druper Maior 142. Iewes were brought to Westminster which were accused of crucifying a child at Lincolne 18. of them were hanged the rest remained long prisoners Stephen Do shriue Henry Walmond shriue Richard Hardell Draper Maior The Maior and diuers Aldermen of London and the Sherifes were depriued of their offices the gouernance of the Cittie committed to other Michael Bokerell Shriue Iohn the Minor Shriue Richard Hardel Draper Maior Hugh Bigot chiefe Iustice of England Rogâ— Turkleby kept their Courts in the Guild hall
losse of 25000. of his men and of Christians there were slaine 5000. besides 240. Knights of the order Laurence Ducket Goldsmith grieuously wounded one Ralph Crepin in West Cheape and then sled into Bow Church after that certaine euill disposed persons friends to the said Ralph entred the Church in the night time and slewe the saide Laurence lying in the stéeple and then hanged him vp placing him as though he had hanged himselfe But shortly after by relation of a boy the truth of the matter was known for the which a woman and sixtéene men were put in prison and afterward more who all were drawn and hanged saue the woman who was burnt The great Conduit in Cheape was begun to be builded Stephen Cornehill shriue Robert Rokesley shriue Gregory Rokesley Maior A Iustes was proclaimed at Boston in the faire time whereof one part came in y e habit of Monks another in the sute of Canons who had couenanted after the Iusts to spoile the faire for the atchiuing of their purposes they fired the towne in 3. places Walter Blunt Shriue Iohn Wade Shriue Ralph Sandwich Maior On New yeares day at night as well through vehemencie of the winde as violence of the seâ— many Churches were ouerthrowne and destroied not onely at Yarmouth Dunwich and Ipswich but also in diuers other places of England Thomas Crosh Shriue Walter Hautaine Shriue Ralph Sandwich Maior The Summer was so excéeding hot that many men died through the extremitie thereof and yet wheate was sold at London for 3. s. 4. d. the quarter and such cheapnes of beanes and pease as the like had not béene heard of William Hereford Shriue Thomas Stanes Shriue Ralph Sandwich Custos Great haile fell in England after insued great raine that the yeare following wheate was raised from 5. d. the bushell to 16. d. so increased yearely till it was lastly sold for 20. s. the quarter William Betaine Shriue Iohn of Canterbury Shriue Ralph Sandwich Maior Rice ap Meredith was by the Earle of Cornwall taken drawen hanged and quartered Falke of S. Edmond Shriue Salomon le Stotell Shriue Sir Iohn Briton Custes The transgressions of diuers Iustices was tried out punished accordingly some lost their goods and then were banished some as wel of the Bench as of the Assises were sent to the Tower The King banished all y e Iews out of England giuing them to beare their charges till they were out of the realme the number of Iewes then expulsed were 15. M. 9. persons Thomas Romain Shriue William de Lier Shriue Iohn de Breton Custos The wool staple was ordained to be at Sandwich Ralph Blunt Shriues Hamond Boxe Shriue Ralph Sandwich Custos King Edward adiudged Iohn Ballioll to bee true heire of Scotland Quéene Elianor died at Herdby a towne neare to Lincolne she was brought to Westminster and there buried The king made at euery place where she staied a costly crosse with the Queenes image vpon it Charing Crosse and the Crosse in West Cheape of London were two of them The Minoresse a Nunnery without Algate of London was founded by Edmond Earle of Leicester brother to King Edward Henry Bole Shriue Elias Russel Shriue Ralph Sandwich Custos Thrée men had their right hands cut off in west Cheape for rescuing a prisoner rested by an Officer in the Cittie of London Robert Rokesly Shriue Martin Aunsbresby Shriue Ralph Sandwich Maior The water of Thames ouerflowed the bankes and made a breach at Rotherheth beside London the low ground about Bermondsey and Tothâ— was ouerflowed Henry Boxe Shriue Richard Glocester Shriue Sir Ralph Sandwich Maior The King passing with an armie against the Welshmen builded the Castle of Beawmarish in the Isle of Anglesey The Welshmen were consumed by famine their woods were felled and many castles fortified Rice ap Meredith was brought to London The Frenchmen arriued at Douer and spoiled the towne Iohn of Dunstable Shriue Adam de Halingbery Shriue Sir Iohn Breton Maior Iohn Baliol King of Scots contrary to his allegiance rebelled King Edward won the Castles 〈◊〉 Barwicke and Dunbarre hee slew of Scots 25. thousand he conquered Edenborough where he found the regall ensignes of Scotland Thomas Suffolke Shriue Adam Fulham Shriue Sir Iohn Breton Maior The King increased the tribute of the woolles tasking for euery sacke 40. s. where before thâ— time they paid but halfe a marke The Scots by instigation of W. Waleâ—s â—ebelled and put the Englishmen to much trouble Iohn de Stortford shriue W. de Stortford shriue Sir Iohn Breton Maior Fire being kindled in the lesser hall of y e pallace at Westminster the flame therof being driuen with winde fired the building of the Monastery next adioyning which with the pallace were both consumed S. Martins Church in the Vintry at London was now builded by the Executors of Mathew de Calumbaris Richard Rotham Shriue Thomas Sâ—ly Shriue Henry Waleis Maior This realme was troubled with false money called Crockden and Pollard coined in parts beyond the seas and vttered for sterling K. Edward tooke to wife Margaret sister to Philliple Beaw then King of France Iohn de Aâ—mentiers Shriue Henry de Fingrie Shriue Henry Waleis Maior K Edward made his voiage against the Scots wherein he subdued a great part of the land tooke the castle of Estreueliue with other and made the Lords sweare to him fealty Lucas Hauering shriue Richard Campes shriue Elias Russell Maior The K. gaue to Edward his son the Princedome of Wales and ioyned there unto the Dukedome of Cornewall and the Earledome of Chester Robert Colleuer shriue Peter de Boscube shriue Elias Russel Maior The Scots rebelling made William Waleis their leader wherefore the king hauing his army ready passed ouer y e whole land none offring him battel Hugh Port Shriue Simon Paris Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior Richard Grauesend Bishop of London deceased who is reported to haue purchased the Charters liberties of the Cittie of London in the yeare of our Lord 1392. in the 16. of Richard the second The vntruth whereof I haue thought good thus much to note The K. returning out of Scotland coÌ„manded the courts of the Kings bench and the Exchequer which had now remained at Yorke seuen yeares to be remoued to their old places at London W. de Combematin Shriue I. de Bereford Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior K. Edw. ordained Iustices of TirelebastoÌ„ against intruders into other mens lands truce breakers extortioners murtherers and such like offenders W. Waleis which had oftentimes set Scotland in great trouble was taken brought to London where he was hanged headed and quartered Roger Paris Shriue Iohn Lincolne Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior Robert Bruce caused himselfe to bee crowned King of Scots wherof when King Edward heard he went with hast into Scotland where he chased the said Robert Bruce and
tooke many of the Noble men prisoners and brought Scotland into such obedience as he gaue of the lands therof to his subiects of England with Markets Faires Warrens Among other I haue séene vnder the broade seale of the said King Edward a Mannour called Retnes in the County of Forfaire in Scotland neare the furthest part of the same nation Northward giuen to Iohn Ewer and his heires auncestors to the Lord Ewer that now is for the seruice done in those parts with market euery munday Faire for 3. dayes euery yeare at Michaelmas and free warren for the same dated at Lauereost the xx day of October Anno Reg. 34. William Coser Shriue Reginald Thunderle Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior This yeare 1306. vpon sundry complaints of many of the Cleargy Nobilitie resorting to the city of London touching the great anoiance danger of contagion growing by reason of the french of burning sea-coale which diuers fire makers in Southwarke Wapping East Smithfield now vsed to make their common fires because of cheapnes hereof to forbeare the burning of bauin and fire coale the King expresly commanded the Maior and Shriues of London for with to make proclamation that all those fire-makers should cease their burning of sea-coale and make their fires of such fuell of wood and coale as had béene formerly vsed Reade the Record The great new Church of the gray Friers in London was begunne to bee builded by the Lady Margaret Quéene second wife to Edward the first Iohn of Briton Earle of Richmond builded the body of the church the residue was finished by the Lady Mary Countesse of Pembroke Gilbert de Clare Earle of Glocester Margaret Countesse of Glocester Elianor Spencer Elizabeth Bourgh sisters to Gilbert de Clare King Edward sent messengers into England commanded that all that ought him seruice should be ready at Carlile within 3. wéekes after the feast of S. Iohn Baptist But himselfe being vexed with a bloody flixe the 7. of Iuly departed this life at Burgh vpon the sands in the yeare of our Lord 1307. when he had raigned 34. yeares seuen moneths and odde daies his body was buried at Westminster vnto the which Church hee had giuen landes to the value of an hundred pound by yeare 20. pound thereof yearely to be distributed to the poore Edward of Carnaruan EDward the second sonne to the first Edward borne at Carnaruan began his raigne the 7. of Iuly in the yeare 1307. he was faire of body but vnstedfast of maners not regarding to gouerne his commonweale by discretion iustice which caused great variance betwéene him and the Lords Nicholas Pigot Shriue Nigellus Drurie Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior The King married Isabel the French Kings daughter The Lords enuying Pierce of Gauestone Earle of Cornwall a stranger borne banished him the land William Basing shriue Iames Borener shriue Nicholas Faringdon Goldsmith Maior The King sent for Pierce of Gaueston out of Ireland and gaue him the Earle of Glocesters sister in marriage which caused him againe to rise in pride scorning the Nobles of the realme The Barons therefore declared to the King that except he would expell the saide Pierce from his company they would rise against him as against a periured Prince whereupon once againe hee caused Pierce to abiure Iames of S. Edmond shriue Roger Palmer shriue Thomas Romane Maior Pierce of Gauestone returned into England and came to y e kings presence who forgetting al oaths and promises receiued him as a heauenly gift The Church of Middleton in Dorsetshire was consumed with lightning the Monkes being at mattens Simon de Corpe shriue Peter Blackney shriue Richard Reffam Mercer Maior Templars in England vpon heresie and other filthy Articles whereof they were accused were condemned to perpetuall penance in seuerall Monasteries The Barons of England being confederated against Pierce of Gauestone besieged him at the castle of Scarborough where they tooke him and brought him to Warwicke castle and caused his head to be stricken off Simon Mermood shriue Richard Gilford shriue Sir Iohn Gisors Pepperer Maior Quéene Isabel was deliuered of her first sonne named Edward at Windsor The Knights of the order of S. Iohn Baptist called S. Iohn of Ierusalem put the Turkes out of the Isle of Rhodes and after that wan vpon the saide Turkes daily for a long time Iohn Lambyn Shriue Richard Gilford Shriue Sir Iohn Gisors Pepperer Maior King Edward gathering a great power marched towards Scotland to breake the siege of the Castle of Streuelin where hee and his power encountred with Robert Bruce and the Scots in the end whereof the English men were discomfited and so eagerly pursued by the Scots that many of the Noble men were slaine This yeare 1313. according to the Chronicles of Germany Phillip king of France surnamed the Faire hauing his body full of venemous scabs manginesse caused all such of his subiects as well women as men both in France and Flaunders as had either the leaprosie or meazelrie to be burned The cause of this his tyrannous rigour was because he had beene informed that the saide lazar or pockey people had wilfully poysoned all the chiefe wels and standing waters Some say that this visitation was the diuine iustice of God vpon the King for suppressing the Knights Templars And in the yeare 1403. all the Iewes in Germany were burned because they had poisoned all the wels and standing waters It appeareth by forraine Chronicles that the Iewes had a generall purpose to poison the Christians for the Iewes in France did poyson the waters likewise and were seuerely punished Robert Gurdome Shriue Hugh Garton Shriue Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith Maior The King caused his writs to be published for victuals that no Oxe stalled or corne fed bee solde for more then 24. s. no grasse fed oxe for more then 16. s. a fat stalled cow at 12. s. another cow at 10. shillings A fat mutton corne fed or whose wooll is well growne at 20. pence another fat mutton shorne at 14. d. A fat hog of 2. yeares olde at 3. s. 4. d. A fat goose at 2. d. halfe peny in the city at 3 d. A fat Capon at 2. d. in the citty at 2. d. halfe peny A fat hen at one peny in the citty at one peny halfe peny Two chickins a peny in the citie on peny halfe peny Foure pigeons for one peny in the citty three pigeons for one peny 24. egges a peny in the citty 20. egges a peny c. Stephen Abingdon Shriue Hamond Chigwell Shriue Sir Iohn Gisors peppâ—rer Maior A Tanners son of Exceter named himselfe the sonne of Edward the first for the which hee was hanged at Northampton The deaâ—th increased through the abundance of raine that fell in haruest so y t a quarter of wheat or salt was sold for xl s. There followed this famine a grieuous mortalitie of people
so that the quicke might vnneth bury the dead The beasts cattel also by the corruptnesse of the grasse whereof they fed died horse-flesh was counted great delicates the poore stole fat dogs to eate some in hid places did eate the flesh of their owne children The Théeues that were in prison did plucke in péeces those that were newly brought amongst them and gréedily deuoured them halfe aliue Hamond Goodcheape Shriue William Bodele Shriue Stephen Abingdon Maior There arriued in England two Cardinals to make peace betwéene England Scotland and to reconcile vnto the K. Thomas Earle of Lancaster When they came neare vnto the towne of Derlington certaine robbers Gilbert Middleton and Walter Selbie being their Captaines suddenly set vpon the family of the Cardinals robbed them of their treasure but the Cardinals came to Dirham where they tarried a few daies for answere of the Scots and so returned to Yorke Gilbert Middleton was taken carried to London and there drawne and hanged Sir Iosseline Denuile his brother Robert with 220. in the habite of Friers did many notable robberies they spoyled the Bishop of Dirhams pallaces leauing in them nothing but bare wals for the which they were hanged at Yorke William Causton Shriue Ralph Ballancers Shriue Iohn Wengraue Maior The new worke of the Chappell on the South side of the Church of S. Paul in London being begunne there were found in the foundation more then 100. heades of Oxen and Kine which then confirmed greatly the opinion of those who haue reported that of olde time it had béene the Temple of Iupiter and that there was the sacrifice of beasts Edward de Bruse the king of Scots brother who by the space of 3. yeares had assaulted Ireland and had crowned himselfe King was taken by English men and beheaded at Dundalke Iohn Brior shriue William Furneis shriue Iohn Wengraue Maior The towne of Barwicke was betraied to the Scots through the treason of Peter Spalding A great murrain of kine happened dogs rauens eating of the kine were poysoned and did swell to death so that no man durst eate any béefe Iohn Pounting Shriue Iohn Dalling Shriue Iohn Wengraue Maior The king being at Yorke the Scots entred England came to Yorke and burnt the suburbs of the citty tooke sir Iohn of Britaine Earle of Richmond prisoner with many other Many herdsmen certaine women of England would goe séeke the holy land to kill the enemies of Christ as they saide but because they should not passe ouer the great sea they slew many Iewes in the parts of Tolose and Gascoine wherefore many of them were taken and put to death Simon Abingdon shriue Iohn Preston shriue Hamond Chickwell pepperer Maior Thomas Earle of Lancaster with many Earles and Barons came to Sherborn and from thence with baners displaied to S. Albones from thence they sent to the King being at London requiring him to banish the two Hugh Spencers At length the King granted to their petition so that Hugh Spencer the elder was banished but the yonger Hugh could not be taken Reginald at Conduit Shriue William Prodom Shriue Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith Maior Certaine leapers who had couenanted with the Iewes to poison all the Christians in Europe laid poyson in Iewels springs and pits for the which many were burnt Roger Mortimer the Earles of Richmond and Arundell submitting themselues to the King were sent to the Tower of London After this when the Kings Army and the Army of the Barons met neare vnto Burton vpon Trent the Earle of Lancaster fled and the King pursuing them to Burbrige Thomas Earle of Lancaster was taken and beheaded at Pomfret Richard Constantine Shriue Richard Harkeny Shriue Hamond Chickwell pepperer Maior Andrew Harkeley Earle of Carleil was charged with treason for making peace with the Scots for which he was sent to Yorke hanged headed and quartered Iohn Grantham Shriue Richard of Ely Shriue Hamond Chickewell pepperer Maior Roger Mortimer Lord of Wigmore gaue his kéepers a sléepy drinke escaped through all the watches of the Tower and passed into France Adam of Sarisbury Shriue Iohn of Oxford Shriue Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith Maior King Edward sent the Quéene his wife vnto her brother the French King to establish the peace who went ouer with a small company by her mediation a peace was fully finished whereupon Edward the Kings sonne went ouer Bennet of Fulsham Shriue Iohn Cawson Shriue Hamond Chickwell pepperer Maior Whiles the Quéene with her sonne remained in France longer then the Kings pleasure was would not come againe without Roger Mortimer and other Noble men that were fled out of England the King banished them both and all oâ—â—â—r that tooke their parts Gilbert Morden shriue Iohn Cotten shriue Richard Britaine Goldsmith Maior Isabell the Queene with her sonne Edward Edmond of Woodstooke the Kings brother Roger Mortimer and many other Noble men that were fled out of England arriued at Orwell besides Harwich in Essex immediately the Earle Marshall the Earle of Leicester the Bishops of Lincolne Hereford Diuelin and Ely being ioyned to the Quéene made a great army The Cittizens of London beheaded such as they tooke to be the Quéenes enemies they tooke also Walter Stapleton Bishop of Exceter and beheaded him and two of his seruants because hee gathered a great army to withstand the Quéene Richard Rothing shriue Roger Chanticle shriue Richard Britaine Goldsmith Maior This Richard Rothing Sheriffe builded 〈◊〉 Parrish Church of Saint Iames at Garlick 〈◊〉 in London The Quéene besieged Bristow whâ—â— was seene rendred and the morrow after her câ—â—ming Hugh Spencer the elder was drawne 〈◊〉 hanged The King Hugh Spencer the younger and Robert Baldocke determined to flye into 〈◊〉 Isle of Lombardy but being in great danger 〈◊〉 the sea at last arriued in Wales where they 〈◊〉 taken the King was committed to Henry 〈◊〉 of Lancaster his kinsman Hugh Spencer was condemned at Hereforâ— where he was drawne hanged headed and quartered Simon Reading was drawne and hanged Robert Baldocke died in Newgate The Quéene with her sonne Edward Roger Mortimer and other went to Wallingford Castle and before the twelfth day came to London where they were ioyfully receiued On the morrow after they held a Parliament where by common decrée they deposed the King and elected Edward his eldest sonne He was thus deposed when he had raigned ninetéene yeares sixe moneths and odde dayes Edward the third EDward the third about the age of fourtéene yeares beganne his raigne the twenty fiue of Ianuary in the yeare of our Lord. 1326. In feates of Armes he was very expert At the beginning of his raigne hee was chiefely ordered by his Mother Isabell The inhabitants of the Towne of Bury besieged the Abbey burnt the gates wounded the Monkes bare out all the gold and siluer ornaments bookes charters the assay to their coine stamps and all
other things appertaining to their mint c. The King confirmed the liberties of the Citty of London The 22. of September at night King Edward the second was cruelly murthered in the Castle oâ— Barkeley by the practise of the Quéene his wife the Lord Mortimer and the Bishop of Hereforâ— He was buried at Glocester Henry Darcy Shriue Iohn Hauten Shriue Hamond Chickwell Grocer Maior Peace was made betwixt the Englishmen and Scots so that Dauid the sonne of Robert Brce married Ioane of the Tower King Edwards sister By procurement of the old Quéene and Rogeâ— Mortimer Edmond of Woodstocke Earle of Kent the Kings Vncle was beheaded at Winchester Richard Lazâ—r Shriue Henry Gisors Shriue Iohn Stanland Maior Roger Mortimer was taken by William Mâ—â—tacute and sent to London where he was condemâ—ned and hanged The 15. day of Iune was borne Edward 〈◊〉 blacke Prince Robert of Ely Shriue Thomas Whoorwood Shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior This Sir Iohn Pultney builded the Colledge 〈◊〉 London called Saint Laurence Pultney and â—â—tle Alhalowes a Parish Church in Thaâ—â— stréete and also the Carmelite Fryars Church 〈◊〉 Couentry Iohn Motking Shriue Andrew Aubury Shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior Henry Earle of Lancaster and of Leicester founded the new Hospitall by the Castle of Leicester wherein were an hundred poore impotent persons The King of England with force came before Berwicke where they that kept the Castle and Towne vsed many deceitfull treaties Nicholas Pike Shriue Iohn Husband Shriue Iohn Preston Draper Maior The Scots came with great multitudes minding to dissolue the siege of Berwicke whom the King couragiously met and slewe of them eight Earles 1300. horsemen and of the common souldiers 35000. neare vnto Halidon The townsemen of Berwicke yéelded to the King of England both the castle the towne who placing garisons there he sent Edward Baliol and other Nobles to kéepe the Realme of Scotland Iohn Haman Shriue William Hansard Shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior Edward Baliol king of Scots did homage to king Edward at â—ew Castle vpon Tyne and shortly after he receiued homage of the Duke of Britaine or his Earledome of Richmond Iohn Kingstone Shriue Walter Turke Shriue Reginald at Conduit Vintner Maior Part of the Vniuersitie of Oxford went tâ— Stamford because of a variance that fell be wéeâ— the Northerne and Southerne Schollers The Sea bankes brake in through all England but specially in the Thames so that all the casâ— and beasts neare thereunto were drowned Walter Morden Shriue Richard Vpton Shriue Richard Wotton Maior King Edward made his eldest sonne Edâ—â— Earle of Chester and Duke of Cornewall It was enacted that no wool should be conuaiâ— out of the Realme Iohn Clarke shriue William Curtis shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior The Towne of Southampton was burnt 〈◊〉 the French Kings Galleys It was enacted that whatsoeuer Clothworâ— of Flanders or of other countries would dâ—â— and inhabite in England should come quietly 〈◊〉 the most conuenient places should bee asigned 〈◊〉 them with great liberties and priuiledges This yeare 1338. as saith the French Chroâ—â—â—cle there happened in Auignon so strange teâ—ble mortalitie that brooks riuers were red 〈◊〉 bloud And that from the graues and sepulchâ—â— of the dead there issued streames of bloud 〈◊〉 vnheard of mortalitie was foretold the Frenâ— by father Robert a Iacobin Frier who hearâ— bewailed the sinnes and wickednesse of this Câ—â—ty and other places for the which hee often prâ—thed vnto them that God would surely visite them vnlesse they speedily repented but they obeyed not his doctrine This sickenesse continued a long time and dispersed into Germany and other nations many a yeare after Also it was enacted that none should weare any cloth made without the realme the K. the Quéen and their children onely excepted The king caused to confiscate all the goods of the Lumbards and also all the Monks of the order of Clume and Citiaux through the whole Realme Walter Beale shriue Nicholas Craine shriue Henry Darcy Maior King Edward with Quéene Phillip his wife and a great army passed the Seas into Flanders and so to Colleine where he made friendship with the Emperour and was made his vicegerent Hee quartered the armes of England and France William of Pomfret Shriue Hugh Marberell Shriue Henry Darcy Maior A sudden inundation of water at New Castle â—pon Tine bare downe a péece of the Towne â—all where an hundred and twenty men and woâ—en were drowned The King appointed himselfe to be called King of England and of France William Thorney Shriue Roger Fresham Shriue Andrew Aubery Grocer Maior The King gathered a Nauy of two hundred and sailed towards Flanders where hee fought with the enemies a most cruell battell by sea in the which the Frenchmen were ouercome and slaine of them 30000. men There was taâ—en 200 ships and the rest fled By the assistance of the Duke of Brabant and the Earle of Hainalt with them of Gaunt and Cypres he entred the North parts of France and besieged the Citty of Turney In the meane season the Earle of Henalt Sir Walter Manny and Reignold Cobham burnt 300. Townes great and small taking preyes Adam Lucas Shriue Bartholomew Maris Shriue Andrew Aubury Grocer Maior Two Cardinals were sent from the Pope who demanded a truce for thrée yeares betwixt the two Kings in which space the title that the King of England pretended might be discussed Richard of Barking shriue Iohn of Rokesley shriue Iohn of Oxford Vintener Maior King Edward sailed ouer into Britaine when he tooke diuers castles and other strong holds that resisted him After this he besieged Vannes and though Phillip de Valois came downe with a great multitude of people yet a truce was taken and Vannes remained to the King of England Iohn Loukin Shriue Richard Keslinbury Shriue Simon Frances Mercer Maior King Edward commanded florences of Gold to be made the penny of the value of vi s. viii pence the halpeny and farthing after the rate William Mountacute Earle of Salisbury conquered the Isle of Man from the Scots which Isle Edward the third gaue the same Earle and caused him to be crowned King of Man Iohn Steward shriue Iohn Alisham shriue Iohn Hamond Maior King Edward held a solemne feast at his Castle at Windsor where he established the most honourable order of the Garter to the number of 26. Knights which were chosen of the most noble and valiant persons of this Realme He also augmented the Cappell which his progenitors Kings of England had before erected with 8. Canons in the Castle of Windsor adding a Deane and 15. Canons more 24. poore knights with other Ministers Geffery Wickingham shriue Thomas Legge shriue Iohn Hamond Maior The Scots to the number of 30000. William Dowglas being their leader entred into Westmerland and burnt Carlile and
Penreth with many other townes wherefore the Bishop of Carlile with Thomas Lucy Robert Ogle and a great number compassed them in the night season and with lights and noises so disquieted them that they neither durst goe out for victuals nor giue their bodies to sléepe but at the last Alexander Stragon stoutly prepared to goe out for victuals whom the Bishop and Robert Ogle met and with a speare thrust him through the body so that the Scots were ouercome and slaine Edmond Hemenball shriue Iohn of Glocester shriue Richard Leger Maior King Edward tooke shipping and arriued at Hogges in Normandy from thence hee went to Caen in which iourney he burned the ships in all the hauens round about hee spoiled Caen to the bare wals and tooke many prisoners Hee besieged Calice Dauid le Bruce with all his power entred the borders of NorthumberlaÌ„d came to Bere Parke by Neuels crosse nigh Durham spoyling and killing all that met them then William Souch Archbishop of Yorke the Lords Percy Mâ—nbray Ralph Neuell gaue them a sharpe battell wherein the Englishmen had the victory the Scots put to slight In the chase were taken Dauid le Bruce the Earles of Meney of Stradermes of Fife with others Iohn Croyden Shriue William Clopton Shriue Geffery Witchingham Maior When King Edward had long time besieged Calice the French King came to breake the seege but when he saw he could not fulfill his desire hee set fire in the tents and went his way which wheÌ„ the men of Calice perceiued they yéelded the town and Castle This yeare 1347. Lewis the fourth Emperour of that name fell from his horse and died thereof And in the yeare 1390. Iohn King of Spaine as he was hunting a hart fell from his horse brake his neck In the yeare 1395. in diuers parts were seene one great starre and fiue little starres which séemed to fight with the great starre and to pursue it by the space of an hower and after that there were diuers voyces heard in the aire like cryes and after that a man was séene in the aire like copper holding a launce in his hand and hee threw fire after the starre and suddenly all these sights vanished In some places there were heard loud voices and great sounds of men fighting and ratling of Armour wherewith the people were much astonished These prodigies came before a great battell which was fought this yeare in Hungary where the Hungarians at this time had the victory slew of their enemies the Sarazens almost an hundred thousand but the next yeare following the Turkes Sarazens had a mighty victory vpon Sigismond King of Hungary and vpon the rest of the Christian army Which discomfiture of the Christians the French Chronicles very honestly records to be long of the proud disordered Princes and Gentry of France who obstinately inclined more to their seuerall losses and riotous desires then to their obedience in this speciall seruice of God It happned this yeare also being the yeare 1396. that the King of Arragon riding after a Hart fel from his horse brake his necke and not long after this King Richard came to vntimely death And in the 400. the Duke of Brunswicke was murthered by a Knight And this yeare in france there were hailestones as big as goose egs About this time was that Vniuersitie of Lypsicke founded K. Edward was by the Princes Electors chosen Emperour but he refusing it attended the wars in France Adam Broson Shriue Richard Bas Shriue Thomas Leggy skinner Maior Gualter Many founded the Charterhouse besides London neare to Smithfield and was there buried The pestilence beganne in England about Lammas so that very many that were whole in the morning died before noone In one day there was 20.40.60 and many times more dead bodies buried in one pit About the feast of all Saints it came to London and increased so much that from Candlemas vntill Easter in the Charterhouse Churchyard neare vnto Smithfield more then 200. dead corps besides the bodies that were buried in other Churchyards where there euery day buried Henry Pichard Shriue Simon Dolseby Shriue Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Maior More then 120. persons of Zealand and Holland comming out of Flanders to London sometime in the Church of S. Paul sometime in othâ—â— places of the Cittie twise in the day in the sight of the people from the loines to the héeles couered with linnen cloath euery one in their hand a whip with thrée cordes beat themselues on their bodies going in procession 4. of them singing in their own language all the other answering them Adam of Bury Shriue Ralph of Linne Shriue Walter Turke Fishmonger Maior In Oxfordshire neare to Chippingnorton was found a Serpent hauing two heads and two faces like women one face attired of the new fashion of womens attire the other face like the old array and had wings like a bat King Edward met the Spaniards vpon the Sea by Winchelsea Romney and slew them and tooke 26. great shippes Iohn Notte Shriue William Worcester Shriue Richard Killingbury Maior A new coine called a groate and halfe groate were coyned but these were of lesse waight then the Easterlings by reason whereof victuals and marchandise became the dearer Iohn Wroth Shriue Gilbert Stinesthorpe Shriue Andrew Aubery Grocer Maior The Castle of Guines was yéelded to the Englishmen dwelling in Callis Iohn Peach Shriue Iohn Stotley Shriue Adam Frances Maior King Edward altered the Chappell which his progenitours before time had founded of S. Stephens at Westminster into a Colledge of xii secular Canons xii vicars other ministers accordingly This sommer was called the dry sommer William Wolde Shriue Iohn Little Shriue Adam Frances Mercer Maior The staple of wooll was remoued from Flanders and established sundry places of England to wit at Westminster Canterbury Chichester Bristow Lincolne and Hull William Totingham shriue Richard Smelt shriue Thomas Leggy Skinner Maior A great dissension fell in Oxford betwéene a scholler a vintner for a quart of wine so that the scholler powred the wine vpon the vintners head and brake his head with the pot by reason wherof a great conflict was made betwéene the schollers and the Lay people of the Towne Walter Frost shriue Thomas Brandon shriue Simon Frances Mercer Maior Edward Prince of Wales nigh to the Citty of Poytiers ioyned battell with K. Iohn of France of whom the Prince by his martiall policy won a noble victory In this conflict King Iohn was taken with his young son and many of his Nobles Richard Notingham shriue Thomas Dolsel shriue Henry Pichard Vintner Maior This Henry Pichard Vintner Maior of London in one day sumptuously feasted Edward King of England Iohn king of France the King of Cipres then arriued in England Dauid King of Scots Edward Prince of Wales with many other Noble men c. The King taking his iourney towards
Scotland besieged Barwicke which was shortly rendred vnto him Edward Prince of Wales returned into England with Iohn King of France and Phillip his son Roial Iusts were holden in Smithfield before the Kings of England France and Scotland Stephen Candish Shriue Bartholomew Frostling Shriue Sir Iohn Stodie Vintner Maior This Sir Iohn Stody gaue vnto the Vintners of London all the quadrant wherein the Vintners hal now stādeth with the tenements round about where he founded 13. houses for 13. poore people which are there kept of charitie rent-free Dauid le Bruce King of Scots was deliuered from the long imprisonment he had béene in his ransome being set at 100000. markes to be paaid the next 10. yeares following Iohn Barnes Shriue Iohn Buris Shriue Iohn Loukin Stock fishmonger Maior King Edward with a Nauy of ships passed the sea to Calice so into Burgundy In the meane season the Normans with a smal Nauy arriued at Winchelsea partly burnt the town slewe such as did withstand them wherefore the Prelates of England assembled in armor but the french were gone Simond of Benington shriue Iohn Chichester shriue Simon Dolfeby Grocer Maior A finall peace was concluded King Edward came into England and straight to the Tower to sée the French King where hee appointed his ransome to be thrée millions of Florences and so deliuered him out of all imprisonment Iohn Penis Shriue Walter Berney Shriue Iohn Wroth Fishmonger Maior Men and beasts perished in England in diuers places with thunder and lightning Friends were séene and spake vnto men as they trauelled William Holbech shriue Iames Tame shriue Iohn Peach Fishmonger Maior A great death pestilence in England in which died Henry Duke of Lancaster who was buried at Leicester King Edward commanded all Pleas to be made in English and not in French This time was granted to the K. for 3. yeares 26. shillings 8. pence of euery sacke of wooll Iohn of S. Albons Shriue Iames Andrew Shriue Stephen Candish Draper Maior A great winde in England ouerturned many stéeples and townes The French King the King of Cypres and the king of Scotland came all into England to speake with King Edward who receiued them with great honour and gaue them great gifts A frost in England lasted from the mids of September to the moneth of Aprill Richard Croydon Shriue Iohn Hiltofte Shriue Iohn Notte Pepperer Maior The ix day of Aprill died Iohn King of France at the Sauoy beside Westminster his corps was honourably conueyed to Saint Denis in France Iohn de Mitford Shriue Simon de Mordon Shriue Adam of Bury Skinner Maior Ingram Lord of Cowsey married Lady Isabell the Kings daughter Iohn Buckleworth Shriue Thomas Ireland Shriue Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Maior The King commaunded that peter-pence should no more be paide to Rome The 3. day of Aprill was borne at Burdeaux Richard son to Edward the blacke Prince who was after King of England Iohn Ward Shriue Thomas Attalie Shriue Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Maior This Iohn Loukin stockfishmonger foure times Maior of London builded a chappell called Magdalenes at Kingston vpon Thames to the which he ioyned an hospitall wherein was a master two Priests and certaine poore men he builded the parish Church of S. Michael in crooked lane Edward Prince of Wales taking compassion vpon Peter K. of Spaine who was driuen out of his Kingdome by Henry his bastard brother entered Spaine with a great puissance and in a battell at Nazers put to flight the foresaid bastard he restored the foresaide Peter to his former dignity but not long after Henry the bastard whiles K. Peter sate at a table suddenly thrust him through with a speare Robert Girdler Shriue Adam Wimondhom Shriue Simon Mordin stock fishmonger Maior The third pestilence was this yeare a bushell of wheat at London sold for 2. s. 6. d. Iohn Piel Shriue Hugh Holditch Shriue Iohn Chichester Goldsmith Maior A great part of Gascoine fell from the Prince because of y e exactions he laid vpon them also sicknes increasing vpon him he returned into England William Walworth shriue Robert Gayron shriue Iohn Barnes Mercer Maior This Iohn Barnes gaue a chest with 3. lockes 1000. Markes to be lent to yong men vpon sufficient gage The King demanded of the Cleargie and cōmonaltie a subsidie of 10000 pounds The Bishops were remoued from the Chancelor treasurer priuy scale Lay men put in their stead Robert Hatfield Shriue Adam Staple Shriue Iohn Barnes Mercer Maior The Frenchmen besieged Rochell to the remouing whereof was sent the Earle of Pembroke with a number of men of armes vpon whom fell the Spanish Nauy who slew and tooke the Englishmen and burnt their Nauy the Earle and many Noble men were carried into Spaine Iohn Philpots shriue Nicholas Brember shriue Iohn Piel Mercer Maior Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred France with a strong power passed through y e realme without battell but in the deserts and mountaines of Aluerne for lack of victuals many of his army died Iohn Awbry shriue Iohn Fished shriue Adam of Bury Skinner Maior This yeare 1374. died the most famous learned Poet Francis Petrarch borne in Tuscany he was of singular iudgement in al acts sciences a great Philosopher and an excellent Poet Orator hee was very religious and vertuous he despised the worlds vain-glory he died in his hermitage neare Pauia And about the same time died the renowned Iohn Boccace This Boccace was a famous Poet borne in Florence he wrote many excellent eloquent histories in diuers languages Iohn Duke of Lancaster with Simon de Sudbury and other assembled at Brudges to treate of peace betwéene the realms of England France This treaty continued almost two yeares and ended without conclusion of peace Richard Lyons Shriue William Woodhouse Shriue William Walworth Fishmonger Maior Iohn hastings Earle of Pembroke comming into England after hee had ransomed himselfe for a great masse of mony which he neuer paied died Iohn Hadle Shriues William Newport Shriue Iohn Ware Grocer Maior Richard Lions Adam of Bury citizens of London were accused by the Commoners of diuers frauds deceits which they had done to the King Richard Lions for mony did wisely compound and escaped the other conueied himselfe into Flanders Prince Edward departed out of this life was buried at Canterbury and then king Edward created Richard sonne of Prince Edward Earle of Chester Duke of Cornwall Prince of Wales and because the King waxed féeble and sickly hee betooke the rule of the land to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Iohn Northampton shriue Robert Laund shriue Adam Staple Mercer Maior King Edward ended his life at his manour of Shene the 21. day of Iune in y e yeare 1377. when he had raigned 50. yeares 4. moneths od daies whose body was buried at Westminster He builded
Whittington Mereer Maior Thomas Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury was banished the Realme The King caused the great hall at Westminster to be repaired with a maruellous costly worke Henry Duke of Hereford accused Thomas Duke of Norfolke of certaine words by him spoken tending to the reproach of the kings person which the Duke of Norfolke vtterly denied whereupon a combat was granted them but the king taking vp the quarrell banished the Duke of Hereford for 10. yeares and the Duke of Norfolke for euer Iohn Wade Shriue Iohn Warnar Shriue Drew Barentine Goldsmith Maior Ihon of Gaunt D. of Lancaster deceased was honourably buried in S. Pauls Church at London The King exacted great sums of money of xvii shires of the realme and laid to their charges that they had béene against him with the Duke of Glocester the Earles of Arundell and Warwicke wherefore he sent to induce the Lords both spirituall and temporall to make a submission by writing acknowledging themselues to be traitors to the King though they neuer offended him Moreouer he compelled them to set their hands to blankes to the ende that so often as it pleased him he might oppresse them About Whitsontide King Richard sailed towards Ireland In the meane season Henry Duke of Hereford of Lancaster arriued in Yorkeshire demanding the inheritance due to him by the death of his Father There came to him Henry Percie Earle of Northumberland Ralph Neuill Earle of Westmerland and many other Lords with their powers and went to Bristow and besieged the Castle where they tooke W. Scrope Iohn Bushy and Thomas Greene and beheaded them King Richard hearing of the Dukes arriuall forthwith tooke shipping and arriued at Milford hauen but when hee vnderstood what preparation the Duke had made he placed himselfe in the castle of Conway desiring to talke with T. Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury and the Earle of Northumberland which being granted he came to the castle of flint where hee had a briefe communication with the Duke of Lancaster They tooke horse that night came to y e castle of Chester from thence to Westminster and from thence the King was sent to the tower of London where he remained till the next Parliament which was begun the morrow after Michaelmas day at which time hee resigned to Henry Duke of Hereford and Lancaster all his power knightly title to the Crowne of England and France when hee had raigned 22. yeares 3. moneths and odde daies HEnry the fourth son to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster was ordained king of England more by force then by lawful succession or election He began his raigne the 29. of September in the yeare 1399. William Walden Shriue William Hide Shriue Thomas Knowles Grocer Maior The King caused the blancke charters made to King Richard to be burnt Iohn Holland late Duke of Exceter Thomas Holland Duke of Surrey Edward Duke of Awmarle Iohn Montacute Earle of Salisbury Thomas Spencer Sir Ralph Lumley Sir Thomas Blunt Sir Benedict Cely Knights with others conspired against King Henry and appointed priuily to murder him but their treason being disclosed they were all put to death King Richard being in Pomfret castle died the 14. day of February his body was brought to London so through the Citie to Pauls C. bare faced where he stood 3. daies for all beholders frō thence he was carried to Langley there buried The Welshmen rebell by the setting on of Owen Glendouerdew whereof the King being certified went into Wales but the Welshmen fled Iohn Wakell Shriue William Ebot Shriue Iohn Frances Goldsmith Maior This time was vsed exceeding pride in garments gownes with déepe and broad sléeues commonly called peake sléeues whereof some hung downe to the féete and at least to the knées ful of cuts and iagges William Venor Shriue Iohn Eremingham Shriue Iohn Chadworth Mercer Maior The Conduit vpon Gornehill in London was made Certaine men affirmed King Richard to be aliue for the which a Priest was taken at Warwicke who was drawne hanged and quartered Walter Waldocke Prior of Land was likewise hanged and headed Certaine grey Friars were taken of the which one Richard Fresby Doctour of Diuinitie was drawne and hanged Sir Roger Clarindon Knight a Squire and a Yeoman were beheaded eight gray friars hanged and beheaded at London and two at Leicester all which had published King Richard to be aliue Owen Glendouerdew inuaded all the shires that bordered neare vnto him The K. went with a great power into Wales where he profited nothing This yeare 1402. died Iohn Galias of Galiaso the first Duke of Millaine being at first but viscount of Millaine as his auncestors had béene before him he was created Duke by Wencessaus the Emperour for ayding him with a great army against Robert of Bauiere otherwise called Rupert Duke of Bauaria Compotior vnto the Emperiall dignitie Wencessaus was despised of many and his lose gouernment generally misliked euen of his own brother Sigismond with whom he had sharpe warres and was by him taken and kept prisoner vntill he died of an Apoplexie After his death Robert became sole Emperour in the yeare 1400. who with all expedition fury as well in respect of his owne particular malice as in pretence of a speciall fauour towards his olde tryed friends the Florentines he came into Italy with a very strōg army with full purpose to vanquish and be auenged of Galeaso the new Duke of Millaine but the Duke so stoutly resisted the Emperour and all his adherents as hée caused him to retire into Germany Notwithstanding the importunate sute of the Florentines vnto the Emperor that he should not depart out of Italy and leaue them in all apparence of extreame daunger of their enemies whom they had so many wayes vexed in reuenge whereof the said Iohn Galeazo entred into armes but first slewe his Vncle Barnabas then posiest himselfe of his vncles wealth and authority and conquered Verona Vincentia Padua Parma many other Italian Cities territories he made a large Parke for all sorts of beastes and in the middle thereof he builded a stately Monastery He was very faire learned eloquent but how long he raigned is vncertaine because the Archbishop of Florence and the supplement of Chronicles and Paulus Iouius differ about the beginning of his raigne the Archbishop saith hee began in the yeare 1385. the Supplement saith in the yeare 1382. and Iouius saith in the yeare 1378. He raigned 24. yeares died at 55. yeares of age his son Iohn Maria being very yong succéeded him in the yeare 1402. and was in his minority brought vp by his mother after that he became tyrannous he put to death many honest vertuous people and caused many of his enemies to bee eaten by dogs he imprisoned his kind mother where he constrained her to end her daies with great misery he was slaine by his owne seruants as he
was at Church hauing raigned ten yeares Reade the supplement of Chronicles The Dukedome of Ferrara for want of heires male returned to the Church againe about the yeare 1596. and Pope Clement the 8. tooke possession thereof and conuerted it to a commonwealth retaining the regall power thereof vnto himselfe and his successors The Scots were ouerthrowne at Hallidon Hill Earle Dowglas was taken many other there were drowned in the riuer of Twéed about 500. Richard Marlew Shriue Robert Chicheley Shriue Iohn Walcot Draper Maior A great battell was fought neare vnto Shrewesbury betwéene King Henry and Henry Percy the yonger vnto whom was ioyned sir Thomas Percy Earle of Worcester vncle to the said Henry almost all the Gentlemen of Ches-shire Sir Henry Percy was slaine sir Thomas Percy taken and beheaded and of the commons on both sides about 5000. slaine The town of Plimouth was burnt by y e Britons Thomas Falconer shriue Thomas Poole shriue William Askam Fishmonger Maior The Frenchmen came to the Isle of Wight but those of the Isle rising against them they were glad to depart The Lord of Cassels in Britain arriued at Black poole 2. mile out of Dartmouth with a great Nauy Where of the rusticall people hee was slaine and xvii ships were taken fraught with wines William Louth Shriue Stephen Spilman Shriue Iohn Hinde Draper Maior The sonne of Owen Glendouerdew was taken and 150. with him were taken and slaine Richard Scrope Archbishop of Yorke and Thomas Monbray Earle Marshall imagined diuers articles against the King because he had put downe King Richard offering themselues for those articles to liue and die which caused great numbers of people to resort to them but they were taken and presented to the King at Yorke where they were both beheaded Henry Berton Shriue William Cromer Shriue Iohn Woodstocke Mercer Maior Iames the sonne of Robert King of Scots being nine yeares old sayling towards France was by tempest of weather driuen vpon the coast of England where being taken he was presented to the King and remained prisoner till the second yeare of Henry the sixth Nicholas Wotton shriue Geffery Brooke shriue Richard Whittington Maior A pestilence consumed in the Citty of London about 30000. Sir Robert Knowles Knight deceased he builded anew the bridge of Rochester hee reedified the Church of the white Friars at London where hée was buried he founded a colledge at Pomfret c. Henry Pomfret Shriue William Hallon Shriue William Stonden Grocer Maior A frost lasted 15. wéekes Henry Earle of Northumberland and the Lord Bardolph came into England with a great company pretending by proclaimation to deliuer the people from the great suppression that they well burdned with but by sir Thomas Rokeby Shriue of Yorkeshire he was encounted at Bramhaunnor there slaine the Lord Bardolph was wounded to death Thomas Dacke Shriue William Norton Shriue Drew Barentine Goldsmith Maior This yeare was a great play at Skinners well neare vnto Clarken well besides London was of matter from y e creation of the world there were to behold the same the most part of Nobles and Gentiles in England and forthwith after began a royall Iousting in Smithfield betwéene the Hâ—nowayes and our English Lords Iohn Law shriue William Chichely shriue Richard Marlow Irenmonger Maior Vpon the euen of S. Iohn Baptist Iohn the Kings son being in East Cheape after midnight a great debate happened betwéene his men men of the Court till the Maior with other Citizens ceased the same K. Henry founded a Colledge at Battlefield in Shropshire where he ouercame Sir Henry Percy and other Iohn Penne shriue Thomas Pike shriue Thomas Knowles Grocer Maior The guild Hall in London was began to be made newly by the foresaid Maior AldermeÌ„ A squier of Wales named Rice ap Dee which had long time rebelled against the King was brought to London and there drawne hanged and quartered Iohn Rainewill Shriue William Cotton Shriue Robert Chichely Grocer Maior The K. caused a new coine of nobles to be made which were of lesse value then the old by 4. d. in a Noble King Henry founded the Colledge of Fadringhey in Northamptonshire Ralph Leuenhinde shriue William Seuenoke shriue William Waldren Mercer Maiorâ— After the fortunate chances happened to K. Henry being deliuered of all ciuill diuision he was taken with sicknesse yéelded to God his spirit the 10. of March Anno 1412. when he had raigned 13 yeares 6. moneths and odde daies he was buried at Canterbury Hâ—â—ry the fifth began his raigne the 20. of March in the yeare 1412. This Prince excéeded the meane stature of men he was beautious of visage his neck long body slender and leane and his bones smal neuertheles he was of maruellous great strength and passing swift in running Sir Iohn Old Castle for diuers points touching the Sacrament before the Archbishop of Canterbury the Bishop of London Winchester and other was conuict and committed to the Tower of London out of the which he brake Iohn Stotton Shriue Iohn Michael Shriue William Cromer Draper Maior Certaine adherents of Sir Iohn Olde Castle assembled them in Thickets field neare vnto the citie of London but the King being warned tooke the field afore them and so took of them such numbers that all the prisoners about London were â—â—â—led diuers of them were after executed Iohn Nâ—anset Esquire with 9. of his men slew Iohn Tibbey Clarke Chancellour to the Quéene for the which déed the said Esquier and foure of his men fled to S. Anns Church within Aldersgate and after for swore the land Iohn Michael Shriue Thomas Allin Shriue Thomas Fawconer Mercer Maior This Thomas Fawconer caused to breake the wall of London neare vnto Colman stréet and there to make a gate vpon the moore side where was none before He also caused the ditch to be cleansed The King rode to Southhampton where was discouered a great conspiracy against him by Richard Earle of Cambridge sir Thomas Gray and Henry Scrope with other who were executed at Southhampton The King entred the sea with 1000. saile and the third night after arriued in Normandy He laid siege to Hartflew which was yéelded to him Hee sought the battell at Agincourt where hee had a maruellous victory About this time Philip the French King began to set a custome or impost vpon Salt which was neuer before William Cambridge Shriue Allen Euerard Shriue Nicholas Wotton Draper Maior K. Henry arriued at Douer The Maior of London with the Aldermen and crafts riding in red with hoods red and white met with the King on blacke Richard Whittington Shriue Iohn Couentry Shriue Henry Barton Skinner Maior This yeare it was decréed by a court of common counsaile that a lantherne candle light should be hanged out at euery doore in the city in the winter On Easter day at a Sermon in S.
Dunstons in the East of London a great fray happened wherethrough many people were sore wounded Thomas Petwarden Fishmonger slaine out of hand The beginners of the fray which was the Lord Strange sir Iohn Russel knight through the quarrell of their two wiues were brought to the counter in the Poultry excoÌ„municated at P. Crosse King Henry sailed into Normandy and tooke the Castle of Tonke and shortly after get Caen Beyonx and many other Townes and Castles Henry Read shriue Iohn Gedney shriue Richard Marlow Ironmonger Maior Sir Iohn Oldcastle was sent vnto London by the Lord Powes out of Wales which sir Iohn was conuict by Parliament drawne to S. Giles field hanged and consumed with fire The Parson of Wrotham in Norfolke which had haunted New-Market-heath and there robbed and spoiled many was with his concubine brought to Newgate of London where he died Iohn Brian Ralph Barton Brian deceased Shriue Iohn Pernesse succeeded Shriue William Seuenoke Grocer Maior This William Seuenoke founded in the towne of Seuenocke in Kent where hee had béene nourished a frée schoole and xii almes houses King Henry besieged the Citty of Roan halfe a yeare and more which was yéelded to him Richard Whitingham shriue Iohn Butler shriue Richard Whittington Mercer Maior This Richard Whittington builded the library in the Gray Friars Church in London his Excecutors of his goods builded Whittington Colledge they repaired S. Bartholomews Hospitall in Smithfield they bare some charges to the pauing and glazing of the Guildhall and also of the library there they new builded the West gate of London of old time called Newgate K. Henry was made Regent of France wedded Lady Katherine the Kings daughter of France at Troys in Champaine the feast being finished the King besieged and won many townes in France Iohn Burler Shriue Iohn Welles Shriue William Cambrige Grocer Maior The King suppressed the French houses of religious Monks Friars and such like in England A Subsidie was demaunded but the Bishop of Winchester lent the King 20000. pound to â—â—ay the matter The King sailed into France Richard Goslin Shriue William Weston Shriue Robert Chichely Grocer Maior This Robert Chichely wâ—lled in his testament that vpon his mind day a competent dinner shuld be ordained for 2420. poore men housholders of the Citty and 20. pound in money to distribute amongst them which was to euery man two pence At this time such was the generall capital command sway of the King of England in France as her own Chronicles testifie that in the Court of Chancery in Paris all things were sealed with the seale of King Henry of England and the great seale of England was there new made and vsed wherein was the Armes of France England and as the King sate in his chaire of state he held two Scepters in his hands that is to say in his right hand was a scepter smooth plaine only the proportion of the French coine commonly called a French crowne in his left hand he held a scepter full of curious arts carued and wrought with the armes of England as is vsed in the English mony and on the top thereof a Crosse Presently vpon this the french were so vexed with the english gouernmeÌ„t that they practised al meanes to extirp the English as well by praiers as otherwise and neuer ceased vntill they had obtained their desire Calice onely excepted which was English many yeares after Henry the Kings sonne was borne at Windsor on the 6. day of December K. Henry being at Boys S. Vincent waxed sicke died the last of August in the yeare 1422. when he had raigned 9. yeares 5. moneths odde daies hee founded two Monasteries vpon the Thames the one of the Religion of the Carthusians which he named Bethlem the other of religious men women of S. Briget which he named Sion Hee founded Garter principall King of Armes He lieth buried at Westminster Henry of Windsor HEnry the 6. being an infant of 8. moneths olde began his raigne the last of August in the yeare 1422. the gouernance of the Realme was committed to the Duke of Glocester and the guard of his person to the Duke of Exceter to the Duke of Bedford was giuen the the regiment of France William Eastfield Shriue Robert Tatarsall Shriue William Walderne Mercer Maior The xxi of October died Charles King of France by reason whereof the kingdome of France should come to King Henry and the Nobles of France except a few that held with the Dolphine deliuered the possession thereof to the Duke of Bedford to the vse of King Henry A subsidy was granted for thrée yeares fiue nobles for euery sacke of woolle that should passe out of the land This yeare the West gate of London called Newgate was new builded by the Excecutors of Richard Whittington Nicholas Iames Shriue Thomas VVadford Shriue VVilliam Cromer Draper Maior Iames the yong King of Scots who was taken by the Englishmen in the 8. yeare of Henry the 4. and had remained in England prisoner till this time was now deliuered and maried in S. Mary Oueries in Southwarke to the Lady Iane daughter the Earle of Somerset The battell at Vernoill in Perch betwéene the Duke of Bedford Regent of France and the Arminakes but the English party preuailed Simon Seman shriue Iohn Bywater shriue Iohn Michael Stockefishmonger Maior By a Parliament was granted to the King for 3. yeares to helpe him in his warres a subsidie of 12. d. the pound of all Marchandise brought in or carried out of the Realme and 3. s. of euery tun of wine which was called tonage or poundage but since it hath béene renewed at sundry Parliaments and now called custome It was enacted that all the Marchant strangers should be lodged with English hosts and within 40. dayes to make sale of all they brought or else what remained to be forfeit to the King William Mâ—ldred shriue Iohn Brokâ—â—ll shriue Iohn Couentry Mercer Maior The morrow after Simon Iudes day the Maior caused a great watch to be kept with most part of the citizens in armor to stand by the duke of Glocester against the Bishop of Winchester who lay in Southwark with a great power of Lancashire and Cheshire men but the matter was appeased by the Archbishop of Canterbury The 28. of September was an earthquake which continued the space of two houres Iohn Arnold Shriue Iohn Higham Shriue Iohn Rainwell Fishmonger Maior This Iohn Rainwell gaue certaine tenements to the citie of London for the which the same citie is bound to pay foreuer such Fifteenes as well bee granted to the K. for Downgate Billâ—ngsgate and Algate ward c. This yeare the tower of the drawbridge of London was begun by the same Maior Henry Frowicke shriue Robert Otley shriue Iohn Godney Draper Maior From the beginning of Aprill vnto Hallontide
was so great aboundance of raine that not onely hay but corne also was destroyed Thomas Duthouse shriue Iohn Abbot shriue Henry Barton Skinner Maior The Duke of Norfolke passing through London bridge his barge ouerwhelmed so that 30. persons were drowned and the Duke with other that escaped were drawne vp with ropes A Britaine murthered a widow in white chappel parish without Algate of London bare away her goods but being pursued he took succour of the Church of S. George in Southwark from whence he was taken forswore the land But as he happened to come by the place where hee had done the murder y e women of the parish withstones shéeps hornes and kennell dung made an end of him William Russo Shriue Ralph Holland Shriue William Eastfield Maior Before the towne of Champaine was taken a woman armed the Frenchmen called her La Pucella de Dieu through whom the Dolphin trusted to haue conquered all France Walter Chartsey Shriue Robert Large Shriue Nicholas Wotton Draper Maior Francis Sforce son to Sforce of Cutygnola was by his father Viscount Philip Maria adopted for his heire caused him to beare the serpent in his Scutchion which was the ancient Armes of the said Viscount And in the yeare 1430 died Phillip Maria the yeare following y e forenamed Francis Sforce by reason of his singular vertue valour was made Duke of Millaine he was called Sforce because his father was so called who was so surnamed for his valour Noble acts of chiualry for albeit at the first hee was but of meane and lowe place yet by his owne merit he attained by degrées the highest place in Campe making all men to obey serue him by force and was thereupon surnamed Sforce which name hath descended vnto his heires euer since This Francis had many victories against Pope Eugenius and against the Florentines Venetians and Mylaneseys he had almost extirped the Gwelphes and Ghibelines he was feared and honoured of all Italy he made peace with Venice other cities he reedified the great Castle of Millaine and builded a faire hospitall within the Citie and gaue thereunto large reuenewes onely for the vse of the poore hée was at great charges in building the Church of Saint Ambrose he raigned 16. yeares his soune Galease Maria succéeded him who banished his owne mother and abounded in all vices he was slain in S. Stephens Church hauing raigned 9. yeares hée left behind him 4. children Read the Supplement of Chronicles At Abington began an insurrection of certaine lewde persons y e intended to haue wrought much mischiefe but the chiefe authour being Balifâ—e of the towne named VVilliam Mundeuile a Weauor with others were put to death Iohn Adorley Shriue Stephen Browne Shriue Iohn VVels Grocer Maior This Iohn Welles caused the Conduit called the Standard in Cheape to be new builded This yeare 1431. King Henry of England being but 12. yeares of age was triumphantly crowned King of France in our Lady Church in Paris in the presence of the English and French Cleargie and Nobilitie and was with great honour generally receiued as King The Frenchmen euer after called him little Harry as appeareth by their Chronicles to this day King Henry after he was crowned at Paris in France shortly after returned into England and came to London where hee was royally receiued of all the Crafts men riding in gownes of white and red hoods imbrodered richly Iohn Oluey shriue Iohn Paddesley shriue Iohn Perney Fishmonger Maior Foure Souldiers of Calice beheaded and an hundred and ten banished and before that time was banished an hundred and twenty Thomas Chalton Shriue Iohn King Shriue Iohn Brokeley Draper Maior The Earle of Huntington was sent with a company of Souldiers into France where hee atchieued many enterprises Thomas Barnewell Shriue Simon Eyre Shriue Roger Otely Grocer Maior The Thames was frozen that the Marchandise which came to the Thames mouth was carried to London by land Thomas Catworth shriue Robert Clopton shriue Henry Frowicke Maior Charles of France recouered the citty of Paris the towne of Hartflew and S. Denis Thomas Morsted Shriue William Gregory Shriue Iohn Michael Fishmonger Maior The gate on London bridge with the tower vpon it next to Southwarke fell downe the 2. furtheâ— arches of the saide bridge and no man perished King Henry put downe the Maior of Norwich sent the Aldermen some to Lyn some to Canterbury tooke their Franchises into his hand and appointed Iohn Wels sometime Maior of London to be Warden of Norwich All the Lions in the Tower of London died William Hales Shriue William Chapman Shriue VVilliam Eastfield Mercer Maior This VVilliam Eastfield builded the water conduit in Fléetstréete Owen Theodor fowly hurting his kéeper brake out of Newgate but was again taken afterward This Owen as was saide had priuily married Quéene Katherne late wife to Henry the fifth and had foure children by her Hugh Diker shriue Nicholas Yoo shriue Stephen Browne Grocer Maior A great minde in London almost blewe downe one side of the stréete called the old Change A stack of wood fell downe at Bainards Castle killed 3. men By the fall of a staire at Bedford where the shiâ—e day was kept 18. persons were slain Many strumpets were set on the pillory and banished the city except they wore their ray hoods Philip Malpas Shriue Roger Marshall Shriue Robert large Mercer Maior It was ordained that all Marchant strangers should go to host with Englishmen to make sale of their Marchandises and buy againe what they would within the space of 6. months giuing their host for euery 20. s. worth 2. d. except the Easterlings Also that euery housholder that was an aliant should pay to the King xvi pence the yeare and euery seruant aliant vi pence Sir Rich VVich Vicar of Hermetsworth in Essex was burnt on Tower-hill the 17 of Iune The 18. of Iuly the posterne of London by East-smithfield against the Tower of London sanke by night Iohn Sutton Shriue William Wettinhall Shriue Iohn Paddesley Goldsmith Maior A combate was fought at Tote hill betwéene two theeues the appealer had the field of the defendant Roger Bolingbrooke with Thomas Southwell were taken as conspirators of the kings death for it was said that the same Roger should labour to consume the Kings person by way of necremancy Elianor Cobham Dutchesse of Glocester was cited to appeare before Henry Chichely Archbishop of Canterbury to answer certaine matters of necromancy witchcraft sorcery heresie and treason where when she appeared the foresaid Roger was brought forth to witnes against her and said that she was the cause first stirred him to labour in that art Then she was committed to the ward of Sir Iohn Steward Knight Then was taken also Margerie Gurdmain a witch of Ely whose sorcery and witchcraft the said Elianor had long time vsed wherefore the same witch
was burnt in Smithfield William Combis shriue Richard Rich shriue Robert Clopton Draper Maior The ninth of Nouember dame Elianor appeared before the Arch-bishop and others and receiued penance which she performed On the xvii of Nouember she came from the temple bridge with a taper of waxe of two pound in her hand through Fléetstréete to Paules where she offered her Taper at the Altar On the wednesday next she went through Bridge-stréete Grace-Church stréete to Leaden-hall and so to Christ-Church by Algate On friday she went through Cheape to S. Michaels in Cornehill in forme aforesaid The 18. of Nouember Roger Bolinbrooke was araigned drawne from the Tower to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered Thomas Beaumont Shriue Richard Norden Shriue Iohn Athile Ironmonger Maior The Citizens of Norwich rose against the Prior of Christs Church within the same City would haue flered the Priory they kept the Towne by strength against the Duke of Norffolke all his power wherefore the King sent thither the chiefe Iudge Iohn Fortescue with the Earles of Stafford and of Huntington who indited many Cittizens and the Prior also Nicholas Wyfford Shriue Iohn Norman Shriue Thomas Catworth Grocer Maior King Henry sent into France Embassadours W. de la poole Marques of Suffolke Adam Molens Robert Roes and others to treate of a marriage betwéene King Henry Margaret the kings daughter of Cicill and was concluded Stephen Foster shriue Hugh Wich shriue Henry Frowicke Mercer Maior On Candlemas eue in diuers places of England was heard terrible thunders with lightning wherby the Church of Baldeoke in Hartfordshire the Church of Walden in Essex diuers others were sore shaken And the stéeple of S. Pauls in London about 3. of the clock in the afternoone was set on fire in the midst of the shaft but by the labor of well disposed people the same was quenched Lady Margaret landing at Porchester went from thence by water to Hampton from thence to the Abbey of Tich-field and was there wedded to king Henry she was receiued at the Black-heath by the Citizens of London riding on horsebacke in blew gownes and red hoods Iohn Derby Shriue Godfrey Filding Shriue Simon Eyre Draper Maior This Simon Eyre builded the leaden Hall in London to be a storehouse for graine fewell for poore of the Cittie and also a beautifull Chappell in the East end of the same Robert Horne Shriue Godfrey Boleine Shriue Iohn Olrey Mercer Maior In a Parliament at Bury in Suffolke Humphrey Duke of Glocester was arested where soone after he died he was buried at S. Albones William Abraham Shriue Thomas Scot Shriue Iohn Gedney Draper Maior This yeare 1447. George Castriot whom the Turkes in scorne called Scanderbeg by fine policy warlike prowesse recouered from Amurath his kingdomes left by his father viz. the kingdoms of Epyris and Albania auntiently called Macedon he won by force also from the Turkes many prouinces cities and strong holds An English Knight named sir Francis de Aragonis tooke a towne of Normandy named Fogiers against the truce and this was the occasion that after the Frenchmen gate all Normandy Willâ—am Cantlow Shriue William Marow Shriue Stephen Browne Grocer Maior Roan was yéelded to the French King William Hulin Thomas Câ—nings Thomas Chalton Mercer Maior Adam Molins Bishop of Chichester kéeper of the kings priuy seale was by shipmen slaine at portsmouth Blewbeard a Fuller taken beside Canterbury for raising a rebellion was hanged and quartered The Duke of Suffolke was banished the land who sailing toward France was met on the sea by a ship of war beheaded his corps was cast vp at Douer The commons of Kent in great numbers assembled on blacke Heath hauing to their Captaine Iacke Cade against whom the King sent a great array but by the said captaine and rebels they were discomfited sir Humphrey Stafford William his brother with many other slaine After this victory the rebell came to London entred the city strake his sword vpon London Stone saying Now is Mortimer Lord of this city Vpon the 3. of Iuly hee caused the Lord Say to be arrained and at the standard in Cheape smot off his head he also beheaded Sir Iames Cromer at the miles end After this succéeded open robbery within the city But the Maior others sent to the Lord Scales kéeper of the Tower who promised his aide with shooting of Ordinance Matthew Gough was appointed to assist the Maior so that the captaines of the Citie tooke vpon them in the night to kéepe the bridge where betwéene them and the rebels was a fiery encounter In conclusion the rebels got the draw-bridge and drowned spoiled many This conflict endured till 9. of the clocke in the morning in doubtfull chance so that both parties agréed to desist from fight till the next day vpon condition that neither Londoner should passe into Southwarke nor the kentishmen into London Then the Archbishop of Canterbury other passed to southwarke where they shewed a generall pardon for all offenders whereupon the multitude retired home The captaine fled through y e wild of Suffex and there was slaine After this the King rode into Kent where many were drawn and quartered The 29. of Iune William Bishop of Salisbury was by his owne Tenants shamefully murdered Iohn Middleton Shriue William Deere Shriue Nicholas Wyfford Grocer Maior Souldiars made a fray against the Maior of London the same day that hee tooke his charge at Westminster at night comming from S. Thomas of Acres Matthew Phillip Shriue Christopher Warton Shriue William Gregory Skinner Maior A commotion began by Richard Duke of Yorke and others which was appeased for a time Richard Lee shriue Ralph Alley shriue Godfrey Felding Mercer Maior King Henry made his two brethren on the mothers side Edmond Earle of Richmond and Iasper Earle of Pembrooke The 12. of October the Quéene was deliuered of a Prince named Edward Iohn Waldren Shriue Thomas Cooke Shriue Iohn Norman Draper Maior Before this time the Maior Aldermen commons were wont to ride to Westminster wheâ— the Maior should take his charge but this Maior was rowed thither by water A great fire next without Ludgate in a Cordwainers house which Cordwainer his wife thrée mâ—n and a maide were all burnt Iohn Field Shriue William Taylor Shriue Stephen Foster Fishmonger Maior This Stephen Foster and Dame Agnes his wife builded the southeast quadrant adioyning to Ludgate of the citty of London also conueied thereunto swéet water sufficient for the ease of the prisoners he also gaue forty pounds to the preachers at Pauls Crosse and Spittle K. Henry came to S. Albons accompanied with the Dukes of Buckingham Somerset y e Earles of Pembroke NorthuÌ„berland Deuonshire Stafford Dorset Wilshire with other to the number of 2000. The King pight his banner in S. Peters stréet the Lord Clifford
Blacksmith and Flamocke were hanged headed and quartered at Tiborne The King sent an Army into Scotland vnder the Earle of Surrey and the Lord Neuell which made sharpe warre vpon the Scots In Bedfordshire at the Towne of S. Néedes fell hailstones 18. inches about Perkin Warbecke landed in Cornwall went to Bodman where being accompanied with thrée or foure thousand men hee proclaimed himselfe King Richard the fourth second sonne to Edward the fourth From thence he went to Exceter and besieged it which Cittie was valiantly defended by the inhabitants but many of the rebels being slaine they withdrew them to Taunton from thence Perkin fled to Bewdley where he tooke sanctuary and was after taken and pardoned his life Bartholmew Rede shriue Thomas Windought shriue William Purchas Mercer Maior Perkin Warbecke was conueied vpon horsebacke through Cheap and Cornehill vnto the Tower of London and from thence backe againe through Candlewick stréete to Westminster with much wondring All the Gardens in Moore field which had continued time out of minde were destroyed and of them was made a plaine field for archers to shoote in Thomas Bradbury Shriue Stephen Ienings Shriue Sir Iohn Perciuaile Tailor Maior A Shoomakers sonne was hanged at S. Thomas Watrings for naming himselfe to be Edward Earle of Warwick sonne to George Duke of Clarence which Edward Earle of Warwicke was then kept secret prisoner in the Tower of London Gascoine Wine was sold at London for 40. s. the tune A Quarter of wheate 4. s. and bay salt 4. d. the bushell Iames wilford Shriue Richard Brond Shriue Nicholas Alwine Mercer Maior Perkin Warbeck and Iohn a Water were executed at Tiborne Edward Plantagenet Earle of Warwicke sonne to George Duke of Clarence was beheaded at Tower hill Shortly after Blewet Astwood were hanged at Tiborne Iohn Hawes shriue William Stede shriue William Remington Fishmonger Maior The King builded new his Manour at Shéene and named it Richmond Hee also new builded Bainards Castle in London and repaired Gréenwich Laurence Ailmer Shriue Henry Hede Shriue Iohn Shaw Goldsmith Maior The Maior caused his brethren the Aldermen to ride from the Guild-hall vnto the water side when hee went to Westminster to bee presented in the Exchequer He kept his feast in Guild-hall whereas before the Maiors feast had béene kept in the Maiors house or in the Grocers or Tailors hall He afterwards caused the Archhouse and other houses of Office to be builded at the Guild-hall where since the feasts haue ben vsually kept This Maior euery afternoone held a Court and called before him matters redressed them without expence of money hee was a man of sharpe wit bold spirit by reason of the fauour he stood in with the King Quéene and other estates insomuch that hee was sworne one of the Kings Counsell The 14. of Nouember Prince Arthur was married in S. Pauls Church at London to Katherine daughter to Ferdinando King of Spaine which Arthur the 2. of Aprill deceased at Ludlow and was buried at Worcester The 25. of Ianuary at Pauls crosse was published the assurance of Iames King of Scots and of the Lady Margaret eldest daughter to King Henry of England in reioycing whereof Te Deum was sung bonefires made through the Citty and at 12. of the bonefires were set 12. hogsheadâ— of Gascoine to be drunke of all men freely The dike called Turnmill brooke and all the course of Fléete dike and other were so scouâ—â— down to the Thaines that boats and fish feweâ— were rowed vp to Holborne bridge as they had of olde time béene accustomed Henry Kebel Shriue Nicholas Ninns Shriue Bartholmew Rede Goldsmith Maior The Chappell of our Lady at Westminsterd a Tauerne neare adioyning were put downe in which place a most beautifull Chappell is builded by King Henry the seuenth Elizabeth Quéene of England died in childbed and was buried at Westminster King Henry the seuenth being himselfe a broâ—ther of the Tailors and linnen Armorers in London as diuers of his predecessors Kings before him had béene to wit Richard the third Edâ—â—â—â— the fourth Henry the sixth Henry the fifth Hâ— the fourth and Richard the second Also Duâ— 11. Earles 28. and Lords â—5 Hee now gaâ— them by this great Charter the Title of Mâ—â—â—chant Tailors as a name of worship to endâ— for euer The 8. of August Iames the 4. King of Scoâ— married Margaret the eldest daughter to Heâ— the 7. at Edenbrough Christopher Hawes Shriue Robert Wats T. Granger Shriue Sir Willlam Capell Draper Maior The 21. of Nouember at night a perillous fire began vpon London bridge neare Saint Magnus Church where 6. tenements were burnt The 7. of Februry certaine houses more consumed with â—â—e against S. Buttelphes Church in Thames stréet The 29. of Ianuary began a Parliament at Westminster Edmond Dudley was speaker for the Commons wherein was granted to the King of lands 6. d. in the pound and of goods valued ten marks 6. d. and so vpwards which in all rose to the quantitie of a Fiftéene A new coine is ordained that is to say great â—nd halfe great which bare but halfe faces some greater of the value 12. d. were coined Robert Acheley shriue William Browne shriue Iohn Winger Grocer Maior The prisoners of the Marshalsey in Southwark â—â—ake out and many of them being shortly after taken were put to execution especially those that â—â—d laine for felony Richard Shore Shriue Roger Groue Shriue Thomas Knesworth Fishmonger Maior This Thomas Knesworth builded the Conduit at Bishopsgate he gaue to the Fishmongers certaine tenements for the which they bee bound to finde foure schollers at Oxford at Cambridge euery of them 4. pound the yeare Also to giue to twentie aged poore people of their Company to euery of them a winter garment for euer Also to giue the prisoners of Ludgate and Newgate euery yeare 40. s. Philip King of Castile and his wife were wâ—â—ther driuen into England as they were passing toward Spaine who were honourably receiued 〈◊〉 the Earle of Arundell William Copinger shriue Thomas Iohnson shriue These Shriues being presented before the â—â—rons of the Exchequer one William Copinger was admitted and sworne but Thomas Iohnâ— was put backe till they knew further of the Kiâ—â— pleasure On the 10. of October a commaunâ—â—ment was brought from the King to the 〈◊〉 Maior that he should cause an election to be 〈◊〉 for a new Shriue at which day came into 〈◊〉 Guild hall M. Edmond Dudley the Kings Pâ—â—dent and there shewed the Kings letters that 〈◊〉 Commons should name for the Kings pleasâ— William Fitz William Marchant Taylor and â—â—derman for the yeare ensuing which with 〈◊〉 difficultie was granted This William fitz Wilâ— for the Kings gracious fauour to bee Shriue 〈◊〉 yeare gaue to the King 100. pound in ready â—â—ney and hee was afterward of counsell to Hâ— the eight Sir Richard
Mary the Kings sister of England Iames Yerford Shriue Iohn Mundaâ— Shriue George Monox Draper Maior This George Monox repaired the parish Church of Waltham-stowe in the County of Essex and founded there an almes house for the poore men and women and a frée schoole for children Richard Hunne a Marchant Tailor of S. Margarets parish in Brigestréete who had béene put in the Lollards Tower about the ende of October was now the 5. of December found hanged in the said Tower and after burned in Smithfield On New yeares Euen died the French K. Lewis the 12. And the 9. of Aprill a nâ—w peace was concluded betwéene the King of England and Frances the new King of France In the moneth of May Charles Duke of Suffolke â—â—dded the Lady Mary the kings sister late Quéene of France Henry Worley Shriue Richard Gray W. Baily Shriue William Butler Grocer Maior Lady Mary King Henries daughter was borne at Gréenewich on the xi of February Margaret Quéene of Scots King Henries eldest sister who had after the death of her first husband Iames King of Scots slaine at Bramston married Archibald Douglas Earle of Anguish fled into England and lay at Harbottle where shee was deliuered of a child called Margaret Thomas Seimer Shriue Iohn Thâ—â—ston Shriue Iohn Rost Grocer Maior The Thames was frozen that men with horse and carts might passe betwixt Westminster and Lambeth On May euen was an insurrection of young persons and apprentises of London against Aliens of the which diuers were hanged with their Captaine Iohn Lincolne a Broker the residue to the number of 400. men and 11. women tied in ropes all along one after another in their shirts came to Westminster hall with halters about their neckes and were pardoned Margaret Quéene of Scots returned into Scotland to the Earle of Anguish her husband Thomas Baldry Shriue Ralph Simon Shriue Sir Thomas Exmew Goldsmith Maior Many dyed in Eâ—gland of the sweating sicknesse especially about London wherefore Trinitie tearme was one day at Oxford and then adiourned to Westminster The Cittie of Turney was deliuered to the French King Iohn Allâ—n shriue Iames Spencer shriue Thomas Mirsine Skinner Maior The Earle of Surrey was sent into Ireland as 〈◊〉 there and the Earle of Kildare was 〈…〉 of that office In Iuly Cardinall Campaius came into England from the Pope to exhort King Henry to make warres on the Turkes Iohn Wilkinson Shriue Nicolas Partridge Shriue Sir Iames Yarfords Mercer Maior As K. Henry was at Canterbury with the Quéene in readinesse to haue passed the sea he heard of the Emperour Charles coÌ„ming with whom he met at Douer accompanied him to Canterbury where after the Emperour had saluted the Quéene his aunt hee tooke shipping into Flanders The last day of May King Henry passed ouer to Calice and met with Francis the French King at the Campe betwéene Arde and Guines where were many great triumphs and goodly sights Imediately after hee met with the Emperour with whom hee went to Grauelin and the Emperour returned with him to Calice where he had great cheare Iohn Skenington shriue Iohn Kyeme shriue Sir Iohn Burges Draper Maior The 27. of May was Edward Duke of Buckingham beheaded King Henry wrote a booke against Luther and therefore the Bishop of Rome named him defender of the Faith Iohn Britane Shriue Thomas Pergetter Shriue Sir Iohn Milborne Draper Maior This sir Iohn Milborne builded certaine almes houses adioyning to the Crotched friers church in London wherein he placed 14. aged poore people The 6. of March the French King attached all Englishmens goods And all Frenchmens bodies and goods were attached at London Charles the 5. Emperour came into England was honorably receiued into London by y e Maior Aldermen commons of the City the 6. of Iune the King accompanying him from thence he went to Windsor and sate in the Stall of the Garter After great feasts iustes and honourable entertainment hee departed to Hampton and sailed from thence into Spaine During this time the Earle of Surrey Lord Admirall burnt Morles in Britaine not long after entred Picardy burnt diuers towns castles Iohn Rudstone Shriue Iohn Champneis Shriue Sir Iohn Munday Goldsmith Maior The Lord Rosse the Lord Dacres of the North burned the towne of Kelsey in Scotland with 80. villages and ouerthrew 18. Towers of stone The Emperour Charles King Henry Ferdinando Duke of Austrich the Pope the Cittie of Venice and diuers others in Italy were confederate against the Frenchmen The Turks besieged the I le of Rhodes on Christmas day tooke it to the rebuke of Christendome for their dissention and negligence The Earle of Surrey burned 37. villages in Scotland dispoiled the Countrey from the East Marches to the West A Parliament at the Blacke Friars in London wherein was granted a great Subsidy Christâ—en King of Denmarke and his Quéenâ— arriued at Douer the 22. of Iune came to London and were lodged in the Bishop of Batheâ— place The Duke of Suffolke was sent into France with an army of 10000. men who passing the water of Some without battaile tooke diuer Townes and Castles Michael English shriue Nicholas Ienings shriue Sir Thomas Baldry Mercer Maior In December at the Citty of Couentry Fraâ—â—cis Philip Christopher Pickering and Anthonâ— Mainyle intended to haue taken the Kings treaâ—sure of his subsidie as the same came towardâ— London therwith to haue raised men and to haue taken the castle of Killingworth and then to hâ—â—â— made battell against the King for the which they were drawen hanged and quartered at Tiborne the other of their conspiracy were executed at Couentry Ralph Dodmer Shriue William Roch Shriue Sir William Baoly Draper Maior The 9. of March was great triumph made in England for the taking of the French King before the Citty oâ—â—auie Cardinall Wolsey obtained licence of the Pope to surprâ—sie certaine small Priories to the intent to erect two Colledges at Oxford and Ipswich The Tower of Greenwich was builded A truce betweene England and France Iohn Caunton shriue Christopher â—skew shriue Sir Iohn Allen Mercer Maior The xi of February foure Marchants of the Stilyard did penance at Paules Doctor Barnes bare a fagot This yeare 1526. Charles the sonne of Gilbâ—rt Earle of Mounâ—pensier who not long before had married the Lady Iane sole heire to the Dutchy of Burbon in whose right hee was Duke of Burbon vpon priuate discontent reuolted from his King Charles the 8. and then serued vnder the Emperour the King of England and after that the said Duke the yeare aforesaid besieged Rome sackt it did great spoiles extremities vnto the Cleargy forced the Pope to flie into Castle-Angelo but himselfe was there slaine by a Friar with the shot of a Caliuer The 6. of September was proclamation for gold the French Crowne 4. s. 6. d. The Angell 7.
s. 6. d. The Royall 11. s. 3. d. c. Stephen Pecocke Shriue Nicholas Lambert Shriue Sir Thomas Seymer Mercer Maior In Nouember December Ianuary fell such raine that thereof ensued great floods which destroied corne fields pasture beasts Then was it dry till the 12. of April from that nime it rained euery day and night till the 3. of Iune Such scarsitie of bread was at London and all England that many died for default thereof The bread carts comming from Stratford towards London were met at the Miles end by the citizens so that the Maior Shriues were forced to goe rescue the same to sée them brought to the markets appointed Wheate was then at xv s. the quarter Shortly after the Marchants of the Stilyard brought from Danske such store of wheate rye that it was better cheape at London then in any other part of the Realme Iohn Hardie Shriue William Hollis Shriue Sir Iames Spencer Vintner Maior A French Craer of 30. tun being manned with 38. Frenchmen and a Flemish Craer of 27. tun and 24. Flemings méeting at Margate the one chased the other along the Riuer of Thames to the Tower-wharfe of London where Sir Edmond Walsingham Lieutenant of the Tower staied them and tooke their Captaines and men The xvii of Iune the terme was adiourned till Michaelmas because of the sweating sicknes that then reigned there was no such watch in London at Midsomer as before had béen accustomed Ralph Warren Shriue Iohn Long. Shriue Sir Iohn Rudstone Draper Maior In April May Iune Iuly Cardinal Campaius with Cardinal Woolsey sate at the Blacke friars in London where before them was brought in question the kings mariage with Quéene Katherine as to be vnlawfull but they long time protracted the conclusion of the matter which delay King Henry tooke very displeasantly Cardinal Campaius departed towards Rome and shortly after Cardinall Woolsey was discharged of the Chancellorship and the king seised all his goods with his palace at Westminster called Yorke palace into his hands Sir Thomas Moore was made Chancellor of England Michael Dormer Shriues Walter Champion Shriue Sir Ralph Dodmer Mercer Maior William Tindall translated the new Testament into English printed the same beyond the seas A peace was agreed betwéene King Henry of England the Emperour the Frence King the King of Boheme and Hungary In the moneth of October the King came to the blacke Friars and began there a Parliament King Henry commanded the Bishops to call in Tindals translation of the new Testament and to sée another truly translated to be set forth King Henry vpon occasion of delay made by the Pope in his controuersie of diuorsment caused proclamatioÌ„ to be made forbidding all his subiects to purchase any thing from the Court of Rome The plague of pest being hot in the Cittie of London blew crosses called Per signum Tau were commanded to bee set ouer the doores of houses infected It was proclaimed that no Gascoine wine should be retailed aboue 8. d. the Galon Also that taules calued betwixt the first of Ianury and the first of May should not be killed but reared vp William Dancy Shriue Richard Choping Shriue Sir Thomas Pargetor Salter Maior The Cardinall being conuict of a premunire was arested by the Earle of Northumberland deliuered to the Earle of Shrewsbury and brought to Leicester Abbey where he deceased the 29. of Nouember and was there buried The whole Cleargy of England being iudged to be in the premunire in their conuocation concluded a submission wherein they called the King supreame head of the Church of England and were contented to giue the King 100000. pound to pardon their offence Richard Rise a Cooke was boiled in Smithfield for poysoning diuers persons at the Bishop of Rochesters place The xi of Aprill vii men with their horses and a Ferriman were all drowned at Lambeth Thomas Bilney was burned at Norwich Richard Gressam Shriue Edward Altam Shriue Sir Nicholas Lambert Grocer Maior In the moneth of Nouember a Serieants feast was held at Ely house in Holborne Looke more in the Suruey of London The 25. of May was taken betwéene London and Gréenewich two great Fishes called Hurlâ—pooles The oath which the Clergy had vsed to make to the Bishop of Rome was made voide by statute and a new oath confirmed wherein they confessed the King to be supreame head Sir Thomas Moore after suite made was discharged of the Chancellorship Thomas Audley Knight made Lord Chancellor Fiue men were hanged and quartered at Tower hill for coyning and clipping This yeare 1532. Alexander sonne of Lawrence of Medicis Duke of Vrban was by the speciall sauour of his vncle Pope Clement the 7. made the first Duke of Florence By the aduice of his vncle he gouerned his countrey and exercised great iustice vpon his people sate personally in the seate of iudgement and gaue sentence whereby he gained high estimation hee married the Emperours daughter and had no issue but in the end hee inclined to lust offered violence vnto modest Ladies And for his reward his kinsman Lawrence slew him by treason Anno. 1537. After him succéeded Gosmo de Medicis who tooke waâ—ning by the others folly and gouerned his people very peaceably and did many acts worthy of memory he builded a colledge in Pisa for the aduancement of poore mens children The King suppressed the Priory of Christchurch in London and gaue their Church place lands to Sir Thomas Audley The xix of August William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury deceased The King repaired the Tower of London Lady Anne Bullein was made Marchiones of Pembroke King Henry went to Calice and so to Bulletin where hee met with the French King R. Rainold N. Pichon Shriue Iohn Martin Shriue Sir Stephen Pecocke Haberdasher Maior The 12. of Aprill being Easter euen the Lady Anne Bolein who had béene priuily married to K. Henry was proclaimed Quéene of England and on Whitsonday with solemnitie crowned at westminster The 5. of Iuly Quéene Katherine was proclaimed Prince Arthurs widow It was enacted that Butchers should sell their béefe and mutton by waight béefe for an halfe peny the pound and mutton thrée farthings at that time fat oxen were sold for 26. s. 8. d. the péece fat weathers for 3 s. 4. d. the péece fat Calues the like price a fat lambe for twelue pence The Butchers of London sold peny péeces of béefe for the reliefe of the poore euery péece two pound and a halfe sometime thrée pound for a peny and 13. sometime 14. of those péeces for twelue pence mutton 8. d. the quarter and an hundred weight of béefe for 4. s. 8. d. The 7. of September betwéene the houres of 3. 4. of the clocke in the afternoone was the Lady Elizabeth daughter to K. Henry borne at Gréenwich and there christened in the Fryars Church
William Forman shriue Thomas Kitson shriue Sir Christopher Asken Draper Maior A great fish was taken at Blacke wall which was brought to Westminster to the King The 20. of Aprill Elizabeth Barton a Nunne professed at S. Sepulchres in Canterbury Edward Bocking and Iohn Deering two Monkes of Christs Church in Canterbury Hugh-Rich Warden of the Friars obseruants in Canterbury and Richard Risby of the same house Richard Maister Parson of Aldington in Kent and Henry Gold Priest were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged and headed c. for sundry conspiracies in the matter of diuorse betwéene the Kings Maiestie and Quéene Katherine All the Priests through England called to bée sworne to the King and Quéene Anne and their heires before the Archbishop of Canterbury and all men through England were sworne in their shires and townes where they dwelled for refusall thereof Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester Sir Thomas Moore late Lord Chancellour were sent to the tower of London diuers other Priests religious and lay men were sent to other prisons The xv of May was a great fire at Salters hall in Bredstreet The xi of Iuly Lord Dacres of the North was arraigned at Westminster of high treason where hee so wittily confuted his accusers that to their great shame he was not found guiltie The second of August was all the places of the obseruant Fryars as Greenewich Canterbury Richmount Newarke and Newcastle put downe The fouretéenth of August was a great fire at Temple barre the sixteenth of August was burned the Kings stable at Charing Crosse wherein were burned many great horses and great store of hay Nicholas Luesâ—â— Shriue William Denham Shriue Sir Iohn Champneis Shinner Maior In a Parliament at Westminster the Pope with all his authoritie was banished this realme the King to be reputed and taken as supreme head of the Church of England hauing full authoritie to reforme all errours heresies and abuses in the same Also the first fruits and tenths of all spirituall dignities and promotions were granted the King with a subsidie of the laity of twelue pence in the pound The Prior of the Charterhouse at London the Prior of Beuall the Prior of Exham Reinolds a brother of Simon and Iohn haile Vicar of Thisleworth were all condemned drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne the fourth of May. The K. coÌ„manded all about his Court to poll their heads and caused his owne head to be polled The 25. of May was in Saint Pauls Church at London examined 19. men and 6. women borne in Holland 14. of them were condemned a man and a woman of thâ—m were burnt in Smithfield the other twelue sent to other townes there to bee burnt This yeare 1537. died Francis Sforce the second of that name this Francis Sforce was the ninth and last Tuke of Millaine he was the son of Lewis Sforce called the Moâ—re hee obteined his Dukedome by meanes of Prospero Colonno generall of the Campe of the league betwéene the Emperour Carolus Quintus and Pope Leo the tenth but with great difficulty he married Christierna daughter to the King of Denmark he was crowned Duke Ann 1523. he raigned with great troubles and vexations by reason the Emperour had the greater hold and stronger faction in his country and was forced to flie for griefe whereof to sée his subiects and friends become vassals to the Emperour and his treasure giuen to strangers he fell into a great sicknesse with extreame paine in one of his eyes and thereof died being opened his heart was found all drie and yet notwithstanding his heart was swolne In his time the Mylaneses expelled quite all the French garisons with their chiefe captaine Monsieur Lawtrec out of their territories because of sundrie vile practises and misdemeanours wherewith the French grieued them Presently vpon the death of the Duke his countrey became a pray to many gouernors and his wife Christians returned into Denmarke and was afterward married vnto Anthony Duke of Lorraine Shée was highly honoured of all Princes for her accomplished vertues especiall for her singular patience in her vnfortunate marriage with her first husband and her incessant paines and kindenesse which shee performed in his extreame miseries and long sicknesse The 18. of Iune 3. Monkes of the Charter-house of London Exmew Middlemore and Niâ—igate were drawn to Tiborne and there hanged 〈◊〉 quartered The 22. of Iune Doctor Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester was beheaded on the tower hill The 6. of Iuly Sir Thomas Moore was beheaded on the tower hill The King sent Doctor Lee to visite the Abbeyes Priories and Nunneries in England who put foorth all Religious persons that would goe and all that were vnder the age of 24. yeares Humphrey Monmouth Shriue Iohn Cotes Shriue Iir Iohn Allen Mercer Maior This Sir Iohn Allen gaue to the Citty of London a rich collar of Gold to bee worne by the Maior The eight of Ianuary dyed Lady Katherine Dowager at Kimbalton and was buried at Peterborow In a Parliament was granted to the King and his heires all religious houses of the value of 200 pound and vnder with all lands goods to them belonging On May day King Henry being at a Iuâ— at Gréenewich sodainely departed to Weâ—minster The next day Lady Anne Quéene was had tâ— the Tower there for things laide to her charâ—â— shortly after beheaded The 19. of May the Lord Rochford brother to the said Quéene Henry Nâ—ris Marke Smeton William Brierton and Franciâ— Weston all of the Kings priuy chamber aâ—bout matters touching the Quéene were put tâ— death The 20. of May the King married Lady Iane daughter to Sir Iohn Seimer which at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quéene and on the Tuesday in the Whitson wéeke Sir Edward Seimer was created Vicount Beuchampe The eight of Iune beganne a Parliament and the Cleargy held a conuocation in Pauls Church where they published a Booke intituled Articles deuised by the Kings highnesse The nine and twentieth of Iune the King held a great iusting at Westminster Thomas Cromwell Secretary to the King and master of the Rolles was made L. Kéeper of the priuy seale and Vicar generall ouer the spiritualitie vnder the King and sate diuers times in the conuocation among Bishops as head ouer them The 22. of Iuly Henry Duke of Richmond and Somerset Earle of Northampton a bastard sonne of king Henry died and was buried at Thetford L. Cromwell Lord priuie Seale and vicegerent sent out vnder the Kings spirituall seale certaine iniunctions to the Prelates and Cleargy of the Realme charging Curates to teach their Parishioners the Pater Noster Aue Creede and commandements in English In the beginning of October at an assize for the Kings subsidie kept in Lincolnshire the people made an insurrection and gathered nine twentie thousand persons Against those the King did send the Duke of
Suffolke the Earle of Shrewsbury and the Earle of Rutland with a strong power whereof when the rebels heard they desired pardon brake vp their armie and departed home but their Captaines was apprehended and executed The 9. of October a Priest and a Butcher were hanged at Windsor for words speaking in the behalfe of the Lincolne-shire-men After beganne insurrection in Yorkeshire for the same causes the people gathered to the number of forty thousand Against those rebels the King sent the duke of Northfolke the Earle of Shrewsbury the Marques of Exceter with a great army with whom a battaile was appointed to haue beene fought on the euen of S. Simon and Iude but there fell such raine the night before that the two Armies could not méete whereupon they desired the Duke of Northfolke to sue to the K. for their pardon and that they might haue their liberties c Which the Duke promised and rid post to the King then lying at Windsor to know his pleasure and so appeased them Aske that was chiefe of this rebellion came to London and was not onely pardoned but rewarded with gifts Robert Paget William Bowyer Rir Ralph Warreire Mercer The 22. d. December the Thames being frozen the King and Queene Iane rode through London to Greenewich The third of February was Thomas Fitz Garet sonne and heire to the Earle of Kildare beheaded and fiue of his vncles drawen hanged and quartered at Tiburne In the same moneth Nicholas Musgraue Th. Gilby and others stirred a new rebellion and besieged the Cittie of Carlile from whence they were driuen and many of them taken and put to death Also sir Frances Bigot Sir Robert Constable and others began a conspicacy and for the same were attainted The 29. of March were twelue men of Lincolne drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered In Aprill through certaine Commissions sent into Somersetshire to take vp corne the people began to make an insurrection which was by master Pawlet other allayed the beginners to the number of 60. were condemned whereof 14. were hanged and quartered one of them was a woman In Iune the Lord Darcy the Lord Hussey Sir Robert Constable Sir Thomas Percy Sir Frances Bigot Sir Stephen Hamelton Sir Iohn Bulmer and his wife George Lumley Nicholas Tempell Robert Aske William Thrift Abbat of Fountaines Anthony Abbat of Geruaur the Abbat of Riuers William Prior of Birlington were all put to death Sir Robert Constable at Hull ouer the gate called Beuerley gate Aske hanged on a tower at Yorke Lady Bulmer burned in Smithfield Lord Darcy beheaded at tower hill Lord Hussey at Lincolne and the other suffered at Tiburne The 26. of August the Lord Cromwell was made Knight of the Garter The 12. of October was borne at Hampton Court Prince Edward and Quéene Iane lost her life the fourtéenth of October Iohn Gresham Thomas Lewine Sir Richard Gresham Mercer Alwin a Priest Harsam Customer of Plimmouth and Thomas Euell were hanged and quartered at Tiburne The 12. of May Fryer Forrest was hanged and burnt in Smithfield for denying the Kings supremacy with him was burnt the image of Daruar Gathering of Wales The 17. of May was a great fire at S. Margaret Pattens in London where many houses and nine persons were burned Edmond Coningsby for counterfeiting the Kings signe Manuel and Edward Clifford for the same cause executed at Tyburne The first of September was one Cartwell hangman of London and two other hanged by Clerken well for robbing a booth in Bartholmew faire Thomas Cromwell Lord priuie Seale Vicegerent to the K. sent foorth iniunctions to all Bishops and Curates through the Realme charging them to see that in euery parish Church the Bible of the largest volume printed in English were placed for all men to reade on And that a booke of Register were also kept in euery Parish Church wherin should be written euery wedding Christning and burying William Wilkinson Nicholas Gibson Sir William Forman Haberdasher Auis Gibson wife to Nicholas Gibson Grocer by his licence founded a free Schoole at Radcliffe néere vnto London she also builded there certaine almeshouses for 14. poore and aged persons Henry Marques of Excester Earle of Deuonshire Henry Poole Lord Mountacute and Sir Edward Neuill the ninth of Ianuary were beheaded on Tower hill two Priests Crofts Colens and Holland a Mariner were hanged and quartered at Tiburne The 17. of Nouember the blacke Fryars in London was suppressed the next day the white Fryars the Gray Fryars and the Monks of the Charterhouse Iohn Lambert was burnt in Smithfield On Ashwednesday Iohn Potter and William Mannering hanged in Pauls Churchyard for killing of Roger Cholmeley Esquire in the same place The third of March Sir Nicholas Carew Knight of the Garter and master of the Kings horse was beheaded at the Tower hill Margaret Countesse of Sarisbury Gertrude wife to the Marques of Excester Reignold Poole sir Adrian Fortescue and Thomas Dugley Knights of Saint Iohns and diuers others were attained by Parliament And all the religious houses in England suppressed and not suppressed were granted to the King for euer The eight of May the Cittizens of London mustred at the mile end all in bright harnesse with cotes of white silke or cloth and chaines of gold in thrée great battels the number was 15000 besides whiflers and other walkers who in goodly order passed through London to Westminster so through the Sanctuaray and round about the Parke of Saint Iames and returned home thorough Oldborne The Vicar of Wansworth with his Chaplaine his seruant and Friar Warre were hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Waterings The Nunnery of Clarkenwell the Nunnery of Haliwell the Priorie of Saint Marioueries in Southwarke and Saint Bartholmew in Smithfield were suppressed Iohn Faire Thomas Huntlow Sir William Holleys Mercer This Sir William Holleys builded the beautifull Crosse in the Citie of Couentry This yeare 1539. the King commanded great English bibles to be kept in euery Church and also a generall Register booke for Christnings weddings and burials Anno 1539. The Abbat of Reading and two Priests were hanged and quartered at Reading The same day was Richard Whitting Abbat of Glastenbury hanged and quartered on Tower hill besides his Monastery according to an old prophecy In December were appointed to waite on the King 50. pensioners or Squires vnto whom was appointed 50. l. the péece yearely The third of Ianuary was the Lady Anne of Cleue receiued at Black-heath and brought to Greenewich and the sixth of the same moneth married to King Henry The thirtéenth of Aprill was Thomas Cromwell created Earle of Essex and made great chamberlaine of England In a Parliament was granted to the King a Subsidie of two shillings the pound of lands and twelue pence in goods and foure Fiftéens The Religious order of Knights of S. Iohns
in England named Knights of the Rhodes was dissolued whose reuenewes were wondrous great In May was sent to the Tower Doctor Wilson and Doctor Sampson Bishop of Chicester for relieuing certaine prisoners which dâ—nied the kings supremacy For the same offence Richard Farmer Grocer of London a wealthy man was committed to the Marshalsey attainted in the premunire and lost all his goods The 9. of Iuly Thomas Lord Cromwell Earle of Essex committed to the Tower of London the 28. of Iuly hee was beheaded on the Tower hillwith the Lord Walter Hungerford King Henry was diuorced from Lady Anne of Cleue The 30. of Iuly Robert Barnes Thomas Gerard William Ierome Priestes were burned in Smithfield The same day Thomas Abell Edward Powell and Richard Fetherstone were hanged and quartered for denying the Kings supremacy The fourth of August were drawne to Tiburne sixe persons one led Laurence Cooke Prior of Doncaster William Horne a lay brother of the Charterhouse Giles Horne Gentleman Clement Philpot Edmond Bromham Darby Kenham Robert Birde Geruace Carrow all put to death for denying the supremacie The eight of August Lady Katherine Howard was shewed openly as Queene at Hampton Court Great drought and a great death of hote burning agues and flixes The salt water flowed aboue London bridge William Laxton Martin Bowes Sir William Roch Draper Ralph Egerton and Thomas Harman put to death for counterfaiting the Kings great scale In Aprill certaine persons began a new rebellion in Yorkeshire which were shortly taken and put to execution in diuers places of which Leigh Tatersall and Thronton were put to death at London Sir Iohn Neuell Knight and ten persons more were put to death at Yorke Barbarossa the King of Argier his mother was a Christian and in his youth through extreame pouertie was constrained to wander like a pedler carrying chéeses and other like meane commodities into Spaine to get a poore liuing and after that he gaue himselfe to Piracy vpon the sea by which theft he enriched himselfe and then consorted with other strong théeues and robbers by meanes whereof hee grew very strong and well furnished with many exiles and wicked persons and then hee assailed and surprised Argier which is in Mauritania otherwise called Barbaria then he ioyned with the great Turke and made fierce warres by sea wherein hee was wondrous fortunate he did very great damage vnto Spaine and chased Foratine Muleasem the king of Tunis out of his kingdome but not being able to Maintaine his fortunes against the Emperour Carolus quintus the King of Tunis and others by reason hée wanted money and skilfull warriours the forenamed Muleasem in the yeare 1535. was by Carolus quintus reestablished in his Kingdome of Tunis for which kindnesse Muleasem permitted the preaching of the Christian faith and in the yeare 1541. Carolus and Muleasem made a strong attempt either to take or to extirpe the forenamed Barbarosso out of his Kingdome of Argier but it tooke no effect yet neuerthelesse forasmuch as they had crost the sea to that intent they meant to continue the siege which they had already planted before his chiefe city bordering vpon the Sea but vpon the sudden there arose a most great and terrible tempest with fierce showers of haile and raine which did the assailants extreame annoyance which the Argierians well perceiuing issued forth with great courage made as great slaughter of their enemies who were in a manner beaâ—â— and almost ouercome with the fury of the tempest this was done about the beginning of October the yeare last mentioned the Emperour hereupon was constrained instantly to retire with mighty losse of men ships and gallies Read Guaâ—â— and Paulus Iouius The Countesse of Sarisbury was beheaded in the tower of London Damport and Chapman two of the Kings guard were hanged at Greenewich in robbery The 28. of Iune Lord Leonard Gray Deputie 〈◊〉 Ireland was beheaded on the Tower hill The â—â—me day were hanged at Saint Thomas Waâ—â—ings Mantile Royden and Frowds Gentlemen for spoile and murther they had done in Nicholas Pelhams Parke the Lord of Dacres of the South being in company and on St. Peters day the Lord Dacres led led from the Tower to Tiburne and there hanged In August the King tooke his Progresse towards Yorke Rowland Hill Henry Sucley Sir Mâ—chaell Dormer Mercer On Christmas euen at night began a great fire in the house called Elsing spittle nigh Cripplegate in London which at that time was the house of Sir Iohn Williams Master of the Kings Iewels where many of those Iewels were burnt more imbezeled The Lady Katherine Howard whom the King had married for her vnchast liuing committed with Thomas Culpeper and Francis Deâ—â—ham was by Parliament attainted Câ—lpeper and Derham were put to death at Tiburne The 2â— of Ianuary the King was proclaimed king of Ireland The 13. of February were beheaded withâ—â— the Tower the Lady Howard otherwise called Queene Katherine and the Lady Rochford The 17. of March Margaret Dauie was boilâ—â— in Smithfield for poysoning thrée housholds thâ— she had dwelled in In the moneth of August Iames Earle of Desâ—mond in Ireland submitted himselfe to the King The first of October the great Onele of Ireland was created Earle of Tiron and his base 〈◊〉 Mathewe Onele Barron of Dongaman 〈◊〉 Duke of Northfolke entred Scotland the 21. 〈◊〉 October burning wasting all the Marches and there tarried till the midst of Nouember Sir Henry Hublethorne Henry Amcots Iohn Coates Salter The King of Scots made a Roade into England and did much harme but at the last Sir Thomas Wharton sir William Musgraue with a few of the borderers met the Scots where they being in number 15000. were ouerthrowne in which conâ—â—ict was taken the Lord Maxwell the Earles of â—lencarne and Sassilles with all the Captaines of the Army on St. Thomas euen were brought into the Tower of London At new-yeares-tide they were sent home againe The third of Iune the Obrine a Lord in Ireland and diuers of the wild Irish submitted them to King Henry the said Obrine was created Earle of Clawdicard The 12. of Iuly King Henry married Lady Katherine Parre late wife to the Lord Latimer King Henry sent ouer 6000. men to Landersey â—hither also came the Emperour with a great army and shortly after came downe the French K. with a great Army and offered to giue battaile to the Emperour by reason whereof the siege was raised Anthony Person Robert Testwood and Henry Filâ—er were burnt at Windsor A great pestilence was at London and thereâ—â—re Michaelmas terme was adiourned to Saint Albons Iohn Towles Richard Dobs Shriues Sir William Bowyer Draper Sir Ra. Warren At Hallontide a roade was made into Scotland by the Garrison there who burned 60. villages and tooke great preyes This yeare chanced foure Eclipses one of the Sunne the 24.
of Ianuary thrée of the Moone Edward Seymer Earle of Hertford was made Lieutenant of the North and sent thither with an army Germaine Gardiner and Larke Parson of Chealsey were executed at Tiburne for denying the Kings supremacy with them was executed one Singleton and shortly after Ashby The third of Aprill a Gunpowder house in east Smithfield was blowne vp and therein burned 5. men a boy and a woman Sir Iohn Dudley Vicount Lisle high Admirall of England arriued with his Fléet of 200. saile in the Frith of Scotland where he landed diuers of his men he landed the residue at Lieth and from thence marched in three great battailes whereof the said Lord Admirall led the vaward the Earâ—â— of Shrewsbury the rereward and Edward Seâ—mer Earle of Hertford Lieutenant generall of the battaile Hâ—ere they found the Scots to the number of 6000. horsemen besides many footmen râ—â—â—dy to haue stopped their passage but after certaine shotte on both sides they suddenly leauing their artillerie fledde towards Edenbrough then the Englishmen entred the town of Lieth where thâ— found such riches as they thought had not been in any towne of Scotland The next day our arâ—my went towards Edenbrough where they beat the Scots from their Ordinance and so entred the Canigate and there slew a great number of the Scots and set fire on the towne The Letany or Procession was by the King commanded to be vsed in English in euery Parish Church Proclamation was made for the inhaunsing of gold to 48. shillings and siluer to foure shillings the ounce Also the King caused to be coined base monies After Whitsontide the Duke of Norffolke and the Lord Priuie seale with a great armie tooke their voyage toward France and besieged Mutterell The Duke of Suffolke with many other Noble men passed the seas and encamped before Boloin on the east side The 13. of Iuly King Henry with a goodly company passed into France and incamped on the North side of Boloine after whose comming the towne was so sore battered with Gunshot that after a moneths siege the Captaine sent word to the King that they would yéeld the Towne vpon condition that all which were within might depart with bagge and baggage and the Bulloiners departed to the number of foure thousand foure hundred fifty and foure The 25. of September the K. with his Nobilitie entred into high Boloine after turned from thence landed at Douer the first of October Iohn Wilford Andrew Iudde Sir William Laxton Grocer This William Laxton founded a frée Schoole at Dundale in Northampton-shire he also builded there certaine almeshouses for seuen poore almes men This yeare was taken by the Kings ships of the English cost the number of 300. French ships and more so that the Gray Friars Church in London was laide full of wine the Austen Friars blacke Friars were laid full of herring other fish that were taken going into France The king demanded a beneuolence towards his Wars in France and Scotland The Lord Chancellour the Duke of Suffolke other of the kings Counsell sate at Baynards Castle where they first called before them the Maior and Aldermen c. And because Richard Read Alderman would not agrée to pay as they set him hée was commanded vpon paine of death forthwith to serue the K. in his warres of Scotland who departed from London the 23. of Ianuary Also sir William Roche Alderman for words of displeasure taken by the Kings Counsell was by them sent to the Fléete where he remained till passion Sunday A Priest did penance at Pauls Crosse there confessed that himselfe saying Masse prickeâ— his finger and be bled the Corporas and Altar cloth meaning to haue made the people belieue that the miraculous host had bled which hee had consecrated The 13. of February a Priest was set on the pillory in Cheape and burnt in both cheekes with the letters F. and A. a paper on his head wherein was written For false Accusing which iudgement was giuen by the Lord Chancellour in the Starre Chamber A notable example of Iustice In the beginning of March a rode was made into Scotland by the English men who went so far that a great Army of Scots be set them with thrée battailes where the English men for the most part were slaine and taken at Panyer hough among whom Sir Ralph Eure Lord Warden of the Cast Marches was slaine and Richard Reade Alâ—oman of London with others taken prisoners by the Scots Trinity Tearme was adiourned because of the Warres The French kings Nauy comming out of New â—â—uen and Deepe arriued in Sussex afore bright Hâ—â—sted where they set certaine of their Souldiers a land but the beacons were fired and the men came downe so thicke that the French men 〈◊〉 The 19. of Iuly by misfortune of shooting off a â—â—ne in one of the Hedgehogges a shippe before Westminster a firken of gunpowder fired slew â—â—en men and the eight was drowned The 20. of Iuly the king being at Portsmouth a goodly shippe called the Marie Rose with Sir George Carrow the Captaine and many other Gentlemen was drowned in the midst of the haâ—en The 21. of Iuly the French Gallies came afore â—orâ—hmouth hauen and landed certaine of their â—â—â—y in the Isle of Wight and there burned and incamped about two thousaÌ„d men but they went soone driuen away with losse of their Captaine and many souldiers Within few dayes after the whole fléete remoued from the Wight vnto a place in Sussex called New hauen and there landed many captaines and souldiers who by the valiantnesse of the gentlemen and yeomen were slaine and drowned and the rest hardly recouered their Ships and Gallies In August the Earle of Hertford was sent into Scotland with an Army of 12000. men when he destroied diuers townes The 9. of September sir Iohn Dudley Lord Admirall of England landed with sixe thousand men at Treyport in Normandy and there burnt the towne and Abbie and thirtie ships with a barâ—â— that lay in the hauen The 12. of September the Church of S. Gilen without Creplegate of London was burnt George Barne Ralph Alley Sir Martin Bowes Goldsmith A Subsidie of two shillings eight pence in the pound of goods and foure shillings of land All Colledges frée Chappels Chantries aâ— hospitals were committed to the Kings order The Stewes in Southwarke was put dowâ—â— The 27. of Aprill being Wednesday in Eaâ—â— wéeke W. Foxley Pot-maker for the mint in thâ— Tower of London fell a sléepe who could not bâ— wakned with pricking cramping or otherwisâ— till the first day of the next tearme which was 〈◊〉 14. daies 15. nights The cause of his thus slâ—â—ping could not be knowne though the same were diligently searched for by the Kings Physitians and other learned men yea the King himselfe examining the said
Lord Russell Lord Priuie seale with a number of souldiers entred the Citie of Excester the fill of August slew and tooke prisoners of the Rebels more then 4. thousand and after hanged diuers of them in the towne country about The L. Gray also with strangers horsemen in diuers conflicts slewe many people and spoiled the Country The last of Iuly W. Lord Marques of Northhampton entred the Citie of Norwich and on the next morning the rebels also entred the towne burned part thereof put the Lord Marques to flight and flew the Lord Sheffield Diuers persons were apprehended as aiders of the foresaid rebels of the which one was hanged within Aldgate and another at the Bridge foote toward Southwarke both on Mary Magdalens day In the beginning of August the French king determined to take the Isles of Gernsey and Iersey did set there suddenly vpon our ships with a great number of Gallies but were so manfully encountred by the Kings Nauy that with the losse of a thousand men and great spoile of Gallies they were forced to retire into France The eight of August the French Ambassadors gaue a defiance to the Lord Protector whereupon all Frenchmen with their goods being no Denizens were apprehended The rebels in Norfolke and Suffolke encamped themselues at mount Surrey neare vnto Norwich against whom sir Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwicke went with an Army where meeting with the rebels they had thought all to haue died in the place but God brought it to passe that as well there as in all other places they were partly by power constrained partly by promise of their pardon perswaded to submit themselues The Earle of Warwicke entred the Citie of Norwich the 27. of August when hee had flaine aboue fiue thousand of rebels and taken their chiefe Captaine Robert Ket of Windam Tanner The 20. of September Edmond Bonner Bishop of London was sent from Lambeth to the Marshalsey for a sermon which hee preached at Pauls Crosse on the first of December On the first of October hee was depriued of his Bishopricke and sent againe to the Marshalsey for disobeying the Kings order in religion Richard Yorke Iohn Chester Shriues The 24. of October the Duke of Somerset was brought from Windsor riding through Oldborne in at Newgate and so to the tower of London accompanied with diuers Lords and Gentlemen with thrée hundred horses The Lord Maior Sir Ralph Warren Sir Iohn Gresham master Recorder sir William Locke and both the Shriues with other knights sitting on their horses against Soper-lane all the officers with halbarts and from Oldborne bridge to the Tower certaine Aldermen or their Deputies on horsebacke in euery stréete with a number of householders standing with billes as hée passed There was with him committed to the Tower Sir Michael Stanâ—op Sir Thomas Smith sir Iohn Thin Knight Wolfe and Gray of Reading The 17. of October King Edward came from Hampton Court to his place in Southwarke and there dined hee made master Yorke one of the Shriues Knight and then rode through the Citie to Westminster Sir Rowland Hill Mercer the twentie eight of October Maior This sir Rowland Hill caused to bee made diuers causeyes bridges and frée schooles He gaue to the Hospitall of Christs Church in London fiue hundred pound in ready money and one hundred pound at his decease The twentie nine of Nouember Robert Kete and William Kete his brother were deliuered out of the Tower of London to sir Edmond Windam Shriue of Norffolke to bee conuaied to Norwich where R. Kete was hanged in chaines on the top of Norwich Castle and W. Kete likewise hanged on the top of Windam stéeple In December the Scots tooke Burtierag in Scotland and other holds then possessed by Englishmen where they slew man woman and child except Sir Iohn Luteroll the Captaine whom they tooke prisoner The 19. of Ianuary were murdered by S. Sepulchers Church without Newgate in London two Captaines that had serued the King at Boline and elsewhere she one was Sir Peter Gambo the other Filicirga which murders were committed by Charles Ganaro a Fleming who came post from Barwicke to doe that acte on the morrow he with three of his companions were taken in Smithfield and sent to Newgate and the foure and twentieth of Ianuary they were all foure Charles Gauaro Balthasar Gauaro Nicholas Disalueron Francis Deualasco hanged in Smithfield The 27. of Ianuary Humphry Arundell Esquire Thomas Holmes Winslow and Burie Captaines of the Rebels in Deuonshire were hanged and quartered at Tiburne The sixt of February the Duke of Somerset was deliuered out of the Tower The tenth of February one Bell was hanged and quartered at Tiburne foe mouing a new rebellion in Suffolke This yeare 1550. died Pope Paul the third formerly called Alexander Fernese hee was enstalled Pope Anno 1534. in his youth hee had two children viz. Peter Lewes and the Lady Constance This Pope ordained the general councels at MaÌ„tâ—a at Vicentia and Trent he gaue the Emperour fiue Gallies well furnished for his warres against Barbarosso hée met the Emperour Carolus Quintus and Francis the French King at Nice in Prouince to make peace betwéene them for ten yeares and concluded a marriage betwéene his Nephew Octauio and the Emperours daughter widowe to Alexander de medicis late Duke of Florence and after that with consent of the Emperour he made his forenamed sonne Peter Lewes Duke of Parma and Placentia he died at fourescore and foure yeares of age The last of March a generall peace was proclaimed betwéene the King of England France the Emperour and the Scots This time the Lord Maior of London the Aldermen purchased all the liberties of South warke which was in the Kings hands The 12. of Aprill D. Nicholas Ridley was enstalled Bishop of London The 25. of Aprill the towne of Boloine was yéelded to the French The second of May Ioan Butcher was burnt in Smithfield for heresie that Christ tooke no flesh of the Virgine Marie Richard Lion Goddard Gorran and Richard Ireland were executed the 14. of May for attempting a new rebellion in Kent Trinitie Tearme was adiourned till Michaelmasse In the moneth of August a Millar of Battle-bridge was set on the Pillory in Cheape and had both his eares cut off for seditious words by him spoken against the Duke of Somerset Also Grig a Poulter that had béene taken for a cunning man in curing of diseases among women being proued to be a craftie deceiuer was on the eight of september set on the Pillorie in southwarke and the Lord Maior and the Aldermen riding through the faire hee asked them and all the Citizens forgiuenesse Augustine Hide Iohn Lion Shriues Sir Andrew Iud Skinner Maior This Sir Andrew Iud erected one notable frée schools at Tonbridge in Kent wherein he brought vp and nourished in learning great store of youth as well bred in that
coine made in the raigne of Henry the eight and Edward the sixt were forbidden to be any longer currant in England but to be onely currant in Ireland William Harper Iohn White Shriues Sir Thomas Ofley Merchant-tailor Maior The 21. of Nouember a man was brought from Westminster with a paper on his head riding his face toward the horse taile to the standard in Cheape and there set on the Pillory and after burned in both the chéekes with the letters F. and A. for falsely accusing one of the Court of the Common Pleas in Westminster of treason The 16. of December a stranger borne was arraigned for making keies to Newgate to haue murdered the Kéeper and let foorth the prisoners at which time at his arraignement hée thrust a knife into the side of his fellow prisoner that had giuen witnesse against him so that he was in perill of death thereby for the which fact he was immediately taken from the barre into the stréete before the Iustice hall where his hand being first stricken off he was then hanged on a gibit The kéeper of Newgate was arraigned and indited for that the saide prisoner had a weapon about him and his hands loose The fourth of Ianuary a ship before Greenewich the Court being there shot off her Ordinance one péece being charged with a bullet which passed through the Court and did no more hurt The seuen and twentie of February an Ambassadour came from the Emperour of Muscouy who was receiued at Totenham by the Merchants aduenturers of London riding in veluet coates and chaines of gold and by them conuaied through the Citie vnto Fanchuâ—ch stréete where he lodged vntill the twelfth of May and then returned The Lord Sturton murthered this men for the which he was conuaied from the tower of London to Salisbury and there hanged with foure of his seruants the 6. of March A blazing Starre was séene at all times of the night the 6.7.8.9 and 10. of March King Philip returned into England and the 12. of March passed through London with the Quéen and the Nobles of the Realmes The 23. of Aprill Thomas Stafford and other so the number of 32. persons coÌ„ming out of France tooke the Castle of Scarborough which they enioyed two dayes and then were taken brought to London The 28. of May T. Stafford was beheaded on the tower hill on the morrow thrée of his companions were drawne to tiborne and there hanged and quartered The 7. of Iune open warre was proclaimed against the French King The sixt of Iuly the King passed ouer to Calleis and so into Flanders where hée made great prouision of Warre against the French King the Quéene sent ouer an Army of one thousand horsemen foure thousand footmen and two thousand Pioners to aide King Phillip whereof the Earle of Pembrooke was generall The fift of Iuly died the Lady Anne of Cleaue and was buried at Westminster The 18. of August the Towne of Saint Quintaines was taken by King Phillip with the helpe of Englishmen which much vexed the French This yeare before haruest wheate was sold for foure marke the quarter malt at 44. shillings the quarter beanes and Rie at 40. shillings the quarter and pease at 46. shillings 8. pence But after haruest wheate was sold for 5. shillings the quarter malt 6. shillings eight pence Rie at thrée shillings and 4. pence In the Country wheate was sold for 4. shillings the quarter malt 4. shillings eight pence and in the same places a Bushell of Rie for a pound of Candles which was foure pence Richard Malerie Iames Altham Shriues Sir Thomas Curteis Fishmonger Maior The first of Ianuary the French men came to Calice with a great army and within foure daies were masters thereof and shortly after won all the péeces on that side of the sea The French King also inuaded Flanders spoiled and burnt Dunkirke before King Phillip could come to the rescue The 7. of Iuly within a mile of Nottingham a tempest of thunder as it came through 2. townes beat downe all the houses and Churches the bels were cast to the out side of the Churchyards and some webbes of lead 400 foote in the field writhen like a paire of gloues the riuer of Trent running betwéene the two townes the water with the mud was carried a quarter of a mile and cast against trées the trees were pulled vp by the roots and cast twelue score off A child was taken forth of a mans hands and carried a hundred foote and then let fall so died fiue or sixe men were slaine there fell some hailestones that were fiftéene inches about c. The quartaine agues continued more vehemently then the last yeare passed whereof died many old people especially Priests so that a great number of Parishes were vnserued Iohn Halse Richard Champion Shriues Sir Thomas Leigh Mercer Maior King Phillip being absent out of the Realme Quéene Marie ended her life the 17. of Nouember in the yeare 1558. when she had raigned 5. yeares foure moneths and odde daies The same day deceased Cardinall Poole and a little before two of her Physitians beside diuers Bishops and Noble men Quéene Mary was buried at Westminster and Cardinall Poole at Canterbury Queene Elizabeth THe 17. of Nouember 1558 came certaine newes vnto the Parliament house of the death of Quéene Mary wherat many reioyced and many lamented and forthwith her death being generally knowne they proclaimed the Lady Elizabeth second daughter to King Henry the eight Quéene of England France and Ireland defender of the faith c. In London Westminster the Quéene was then at Bishops hatfield but not proclaimed there vntill two dayes after The Quéene came shortly after from Hatfield to the Charterhouse at London and all the Bishops met her by the way at Highgate and knéeling acknowledged their allegiance The Quéene remained at Charterhouse vntill the time of her Coronation and the 14. of Ianuary she rode in triumph through London to the pallace of Westminster and the next day was crowned by Doctor Oglethrop Bishop of Carleite The 20. of Ianuary began a parliament wherin the first fruits tenths and the supremacy were reserued and connexed to the Crowne in this parliament time the Quéene granted licence for a frée disputation to bee held in Westminster Church concerning some different points in Religion but it came to no effect The 24. of Iune the booke of common Prayer was established and the Masse cleane suppressed in all Churches The 11. of Iuly the Citizens made a shew before the Quéene of armed men of halberdiers pikemen and muskatiers In the foresaide moneth the Quéene began to put in practise the oath of Sâ—premacie vpon Bishops and other chiefe officers which diuers refused and were depriued and by authority of this parliament all such Religious houses as were erected by Quéene Mary
were now quite suppressed In August following all auncient Church reliques and new made Images in Queene Maries raigne were beaten downe and burned in the open streetes The eight of September a solemne obsequie was kept in Pauls Church for the French King Henry the second who died of a wound which hee receiued in running at tilt in Paris Thomas Lodge Roger Martin Shriues Sir William Hewet Clothworker Maior The Duke of Norffolke is sent towards Scotland to encounter with the French faction which at this time was growne very strong in diuers parts of Scotland In Aprill the Lord Gray entred Scotland with ten thousand men and besieged Leeth where betwéene the French and the English were many hot skirmishes and many slaine on either part In May a noble man of France vpon his earnest sute obtained of the Quéene to send sir William Cecill her principall Secretary and Doctor Wotton to treat with the French men in Scotland by whose wisedome the Scottish faction preuailed and the French agreed to depart The 5. of Iuly through shooting of a Gun in a house in crooked lane a barrell of powder was set on fire which blew vp foure houses shattered diuers others slew twenty persons outright and hurt as many besides great damage to houses and goods This yeare the Quéene by consent of her councell made Proclamation for the vtter abolishing and suppression of all manner of base copper monies which vntill this time had béene currant throughout the Realme in diuers Kings raignes and after this publication there was not any base mettall coined in England Christopher Draper Thomas Roo Shriues Sir William Chester Draper Maior The 21. of March the wardens and assistants of the Marchant-tailors in London founded the famous frée schoole in the Parrish of S. Laurence Pounteney and M. Richard Hâ—ls of the same company gaue 500. l. towards the purchase wherein the saide Schoole is kept The x. of Aprill W Geffery was whipped from the Marshalsey vnto Bedlam for publishing that one Iohn Moore was Iesus Christ which said Iohn Moore after he had béene well whipped confessed himselfe a cosening knaue The 4. of Iune betwéene 4. and 5. a clock in the after noone there chanced a terrible tempest of thunder and lightning and chiefly about London where amongst many harmes it fired the loftie spire of Pauls stéeple and began about the toppe thereof which was two hundred foote hie from the top of the stone battlemenes the fire ceased not vntill it came down to the roofe of the Church and consumed all the bels lead and timber worke Alexander Auenon Humfrey Baskeruile Sir william Harper Marchant-tailor This Sir William Harpes founded a frée Schoole in the towne of Bedford where he was borne The 15. of Nouember the Quéenes Maiestie published a Proclamation wherein the restored to the Realme diuers small péeces of siluer money as the péece of sixe pence foure pence thrée pence two pence and a peny thrée halfe pence and thrée farthings and also forbad all forraine coines In March a Mare brought forth a foale with one body and two heads and a long taile growing out betwéene the two heads A Sow forrowed a Pigge with foure legges like to the armes of a man child with hands and fingers c. In Aprill a Sow farrowed a Pigge with two bodies eight feete and but one head many calues and lambs were monstrous some with collers of skin about their neckes like to the double cuffes of shirts and neckerchiefes then vsed The 14. of May a man child was borne at Châ—chester in Sussex the head armes and legs whereof were like an Anatomie the brest and belly big from the nauill a long string hanging about the necke a coller of flesh like the ruffe of a nekerchiefe comming vp about the eares The Quéenes Maiestie in September addressed a band of her subiects to the towne of Newhauen in Normandy vpon whose arriual the towns men and inhabitants ioyfully surrendred themselues and their townes which was kept by Englishmen from September 1562. to the twentie nine of Iuly 1563. The gouernour of which band was the Earle of Warwicke who with the Captaines seruing there souldiers trained by them to knowledge of seruice together with part of the old approued garrison of Barwicke and at that time both manfully defend the place and valiantly encountred by sundry skirmishes with Countie Ringraue and his band the most part wherof were atchieued to the great ouerthrows of the aduersaries part and singular commendations of ours William Allin Richard Chamberlaine Shriues Sir Thomas Lodge Grocer Maior The 16. of Ianuary great tempest of wind and thunder happened in the towne of Leicester which vncouered 411. baies of houses and ouerturned many When the Frenchmen with huge Armies assembled out of all parts of France to recouer the place of passage the stopping whereof by our power was the double woe of their common wealth there bred through the season of the yeare and putrification of the aire a miserable plague among our men which maruellously increased with the death of diuers of the best Captaines and Souldiers wherewithall there followed a cruell quicke siege whereat was present the young King himselfe the Constable and the best tried number of warlike Souldiers within the whole Country The Cannons were placed the Castle and walles were battered and sundry breaches made beyond expectation howbeit they were rewarded by our Sunners our Captaines and souldiers in couragious order standing at seuerall breaches ready to defend their assaults which perceiued by the enemy they caused their trumpeters to sound the blast of emparle that composition might be made wherein both parties concluded the towne was deliuered the 29. of Iuly The plague of pestilence being in the towne of Newhauen through the number of souldiers that returned into England the infection thereof spred into diuers parts of this realme but especially the Citie of London was so infected that in the same whole yeare that is to say from the first of Ianuary 1562. vntil the last of December in An. 1563 the whole number of all that died of all diseases as well within the city liberties as in all out parishes was 23660 of theÌ„ there died of the plague twentie thousand one hundred thirty sixe The 8. of Iuly happened a great tempest of lightning and thunder where-through a woman and thrée kine were slaine in the Couent garden neare Charing Crosse in Essex a man was torne in péeces his barne borne downe and his hay burnt There was no tearme kept at Michaelmas An Earthquake in the moneth of Seytember specially in Lincolne and Northampton shires Edward Bankes Rowland Hayward Shriues Sir Iohn Whight Grocer Maior The new Maior kept his feast at Guildhall and tooke his oath at the outermost gate of the Tower of London From the first of December to the twelfth was such continuall
y e Bow so that market people riding towards London hardly escaped but some were drowned also towards Lambeth in the high way people not on horsebacke were borne on mens backes and rowed in wherries in Saint Georges field Robert Earle of Essex and Charles Howard high Admirall of England imbarked with 150. good saile of ships on the first of Iune weighed anchor and hoised vp sailes outward their iourney from Plimmouth towards Spaine and wonne Cadiz and returned with great booties and spoiles The 22 of Iuly Henry Carey Lord Hunsdon and Lord Chamberlaine deceased at Somerset house without Temple barre and was honourably buried at Westminster about the same time also deceased Sir F. Knoles one of her Maiesties priuy Counsell Sunday the eight of August great triumph was made in London for the good successe of the Earle of Essex and his company in Spaine the winning sacking and burning of the famous Towne of Cadiz the ouerthrow and burning of the Spanish Nauie and other accidents A Serman of thanksgiuing was preached at Paules Crosse in the forenoone and bon-fires with great ioy In the yeare 528 and in the 2 yeare of Iustinian the Emperor he gaue charge that his first Cod◠should be composed of the Gregorian Theodosian and Hermoginean Code In the third yeare of this Emperour the first Code came forth In the fourth yeare he commanded the Digests to be composed In the seuenth yeare of his raigne the Institutions were set forth and within one moneth after them came forth the Digests In the eight yeare came forth the new Code of Iustinian In his ninth yeare which was in the yeare of our Lord 535 diuers nouell constitutions were published The 15 of August a new house of Timber not full finished in Fléetstréete sodenly fell downe and with it one old house adioyning by the fall whereof the good man with a man-seruant and a child were killed In the moneth of August began a new collection for so releeue the poore in this City so that besides their ordinary pensions in money giuen to them they also receiued wéekely two shillings bread ready baked euery lofe weighing 24 or 26 ounces the péece but this charity lasted but a while The 29 of August the Duke of Bolloine being arriued in England came to the Court at Greene-wich and there by oath for the King his Master confirmed the League of amity betwixt the two Realmes of England and France Shortly after souldiers were sent ouer to aide the French in their warres The 16 of September Gilbert Talbot Earle of Shrewsbury and sir Anthony Mildmay Knight Ambassadors with Lords Knights Gentlemen and other to the number of more then two hundred horse departed towards France arriued at Deepe on the twenty thrée had audience of the King who most princely welcomed them on the 7 of October the fidelity or oth of the league was solemnly taken the order of the Garter most royally performed and the Ambassadors returning with great honours arriued in the Downes on the 27 of October Richard Godard Iohn Wats 28 Septem Thomas Skinner Clothworker 28 Oct. Henry Billingsley 31 December Through the diligent carefulnesse of T. Skinner Maior prouision was made for corne to be brought from Danske other the Gaft Countries by our Merchants vnto whom was granted custome and stowage frée as also to make their owne price or transport to any part of this Realme whereupon it followed were the price neuer so high this City neuer wanted for their money This yeare like as in the moneths of August September October and Nouember fell great raines whereupon high waters followed wheat in meale was sold at London for ten shillings the bushell Rie sixe shillings and Oate-meale eight shillings The 17 of Nouember a day of great triumph for the long and prosperous raigne of her Maiesty at the Court the Earle of Cumberland Champion for the Quéene the Earle of Essex Bedford Southampton Sussex with other ranne at the tilt most brauely Sunday the fift of December great numbers of people being assembled in the Cathedrall Church of Wels in Somersetshire in the Sermon time before noone a sudden darkenesse fell among them and storme and tempest followed with lightening and thunder such as ouerthrew to the ground them that were in the body of the Church all which Church séemed to be on a light fire a loathsome stench following some stones were stricken out of the Bel tower the wires and irons of the Clocke were molten which tempest being ceased and the people come to themselues some of them were found to be marked with sundry figures on their bodies and their garments not perished nor any marked that were in the Chancell The 30. of December at night deceased Peter Hauton an Alderman of London and the same night also deceased Thomas Skinner Lord Maior of the same City Whereby was made frustrate the great hope that men had conceiued of his good gouerment to come And on the next morrow being the last of December Henry Billingsley Haberdather was elected Maior who being chiefe customer for her Maiesty on the twelth euen sate in the Custome house with the sword before him lying on the table The eleuenth of Ianuary he tooke his oath at the Tower of London In the moneth of May Souldiers were pressed in the city of London to the number of 550. with all the furniture at the charges of the Cittizens these were trained to the field out of which was picked 400. and the rest dismissed these and other picked men out of diuers Shires about the number of 6000. most brauely funished of all things necessary besides the supersfluities of voluntaries who spared for no cost namely in gold lace and feathers vnder conduct of Robert Earle of Essex were sent to the seas they set from the west coasts of England about the tenth of Iuly being Sunday on monday the same fléet was sailed out of sight from England but the 17. being Saturday hauing the winde against them as the like for thrée or foure daies before a tempest of lightning and thunder raine and darkenesse shooke and dispersed them wherevpon they returned Sir Water Rawley with forty saile came to Plimmouth and afterward the Earle and others to Falmouth some of their company wanting namely the Lord Thomas Howard the Lord Mountioy the Lord Rich and other the gallants or voluntaries came home againe but not with such iollity as they went out for many left their Feathers at sea About the twenty seauen of October was newes that the Earle of Essex was returned hauing before sent home thrée or foure ships very richly laden and lately taken he left the fléet to pursue the action in taking more This Summer arriued héere an Embassador from the King of Polonia and had audience the twenty fiue of Iuly whose Oration was presently answered by her Maiesty in Latine This yeare the
estate then feared to haue happened but not expressed the Citizens of London were charged with the furniture and setting forth to sea of twelue ships since increased to 16. c. Also with 6000. men and furniture for the warres which men with all spéede were made in a readinesse Thrée thousand of them were daily trained in the field vnder Captaines Citizens of the same City from the sixth of August c. The other thrée thousand appointed to attend vpon her Roiall person were also likewise trained vnder Captaines in braue furniture for they were housholders of account all which their charges was partly borne by themselues the residue performed by subsidies leuied of the Citizens In this meane time to wit on the fifth of August at night by commandement from her Maiestie the chaines were drawne thwart the stréetes and lanes of the Citie and Lanthornes with light of candles hanged one at euery mans dore there to burne all the night and so from night to night and great watches kept in the stréets which so continued a long time The City and Citizens kept vnusuall watch and ward and all sorts of people were much amazed and frighted as well by reason of preparation for wars not knowing any cause as also by the soddaine strange and terrible rumors and reports of the Spaniards fierce approach Also many thousands of horsemen and footemen chosen persons well appointed for the warres trained vp in armor with braue liueries vnder valiant Captaines in diuers shires were brought vp to London where they were lodged in the suburbes townes and villages neare adioyning from the eight of August till the 20. or 23. in which time the horsemen were shewed in Saint Iames field the footemen traimed in other grounds about the City and then all discharged homewards with charge to be alwaies ready at an houres warning And so it followed that on the 25. of August at night Posts were sent after them to recall the horsemen presently to returne to London with all spéede possible which charge they prepared to performe But on the 27. of August the said Posts were likewise sent to stay them at home or to returne them backe whose forwardnesse in seruice of the Quéene was such as the like hath not béene séene or heard of towards any Prince of this Realme such was the dutifulnesse of her louing and obedient subiects The 26. of August being Sunday in the morning before sixe of the clocke by the commandement from the Quéene the 3000. souldiers trained vp by the Citizens were all in Armour in the open stréetes attending on their Captaines till past seuen of the clocke at what time being thorowly wet by a great showre of raine were sent home againe for that day On the next morrow being the 27 the other 3000 Citizens housholders and subsidy men shewed on the Miles end where they trained all that day and other vntill the 4 of September and so ceased they training and whatsoeuer had béene foreséene and wisely preuented by the Quéene and her Nobility whereof the Comminalty were vtterly ignorant for that time a good Peace within this Realme hath since followed which God long continue among vs. Humfrey Wilde Roger Clarke the 28 of September Sir Nicholas Mosley Clothworker the 28 of October This Roger Clarke Shrieue bidding the Companies of London to dine with him as had béene accustomed by other Shrieues his predecessors tooke no beneuolence of them towards his charges On Michaelmas euen Robert Earle of Essex Lieutenant Generall for Ireland hauing secretly returned into England came to the Court at Nonsuch spake with the Quéene and on the second of October was for contempt c. committed to the Lord Kéeper On the 29 of Nouember the Lord Kéeper and other Lords of the Counsell in the Starre Chamber perswaded against rumorous talke of the Earle of Essex In December the late Cardinall Albertus and Isabella his wife Daughter to the late King of Spaine with great pompe in Antwerpe were sworne Arch-dukes A Tilt-boat from London towards Grauesend lost against Woolwich with 40 persons men and women whereof 11 were saued The 19 of Ianuary 16 Priests and foure lay men were remoued out of diuers prisons in and about London and sent to the Castle of Wisbich in Cambridge-shire whereof one was a Bishop of Ireland and another a Franciscan Frier of the rule of the Caputians which wore his Friars wéede all the way as he went a thing not séene in England many yéeres before The eight of February Charles Blunt Lord Mountioy departed towards Ireland as Lieuetenant there souldiers out of diuers shires were sent before him and also after him in the month of February namely the Citizens of London at their owne charges furnished and sent 300 at that time into Ireland The 21 of Iune Iohn Rigby was drawne from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to S. Thomas Waterings and there hanged and quartered for being reconciled contrary to the Statute In the month of Iuly were drawn hanged and quartered at Lincolne two Priests named T. Hunt and Sprat for comming into this Realme contrary to the Statute two other Priests Edward Thing and Robert Nutter were likewise executed for the like offence at Lancaster Also T. Palafer a Priest executed at Durham and a Gentleman with him for relieuing and lodging him in his house In the moneth of Iuly the Citizens of London sent out 300 souldiers into Ireland with their furniture also out of diuers shires souldiers were likewise furnished and sent thither This yéere in the moneth of April Richard Bishop of London with other Commissioners to wit Doctor Perkins and Doctor Swale were sent Ambassadors to Emden there to treat with the Commissioners from the King of Denmark who had long remained there for that purpose but their commission expired they were returned ere Ambassadors were come there whereupon our Ambassadors also returned into England the 8 of Iuly next following In which seruice the said Reuerend Father so wisely bountifully honorably caried himselfe that the Quéene very graciously accepted his procéedings The fifth of Iune the Earle of Essex was called before the Lords of the Councell at the Lord Kéepers where for matters laide to his charge hee was suspended from vse of diuers offices till her Maiesties pleasure to the contrary to kéepe his house as before whereat the people still murmured The 5 of August Charles Iames King of Scots in Scotland escaped a strange and strong conspiracie practised by the Earle of Gowry and his Brother as at large appeareth in a booke thereof extant first published and printed in Scotland and since in England A peace being concluded at Veraine in France in the yeare 1598 betwéene Henry the fourth King of France and Nauarre and Philip the second King of Spaine The Quéene of England was likewise inuited by the French King her confederate allye to dispose her selfe vnto
a like treaty of amity with Spaine To the effecting whereof he had procured the consent of the K. of Spaine then liuing After whose decease Philip the third succéeding his Father in the Crowne the same was againe reuiued and solicited by Andreas of Austria the Gouernour of the Low Countries and the Bishop of Constance both for the house of Burgundy and Kingdome of Spaine afterwards ratified by the Arch-duke Albert returned out of Spaine with the Infanta his wife Vpon which former promise made vnto her Maiesty shee was at length induced to condiscend vnto a treaty of peace at Bolaigne in France a place chosen by mutuall agreement on either side with the assent and good liking of the French King whether both Princes sent their Ambassadors furnished with ample power and authority in that behalfe where the English Ambassadors arriued the sixtéenth day of May in this present yeare 1600 being the day prefixed for this assembly and the Spanish the seuentéenth of the same moneth The Commissioners on the English side were these Sir Henry Neuel Knight her Maiesties ordinary Ambassador resident with the French King Iohn Harbert Esquire her Maiesties Secretary in the North part and Thomas Edmonds Esquire her Maiesties Secretary for the French tongue The Commissioners for Spaine were Baltazar de Caniga and Fonseca Ambassador resident for the King of Spaine with the Arch-duke of Austria in the Low Countries and Ferdinando Carillo Doctor of the ciuill Law vnto whom were adioyned on the Arch-dukes part Iohn Richardot President of the counsell of the said Arch-duke and Lewis Verraken the said Arch-dukes Audiencer The Commissioners on both sides being viewed and considered of some question for the presidencie and superiority of place fell into disputation and debate her Maiesty challenging the same as due vnto her before the time of the Emperour Charles as appeareth by Volateran in the time of King Henry the seuenth her Highnes Grandfather when this self-same difference betwéene both those Crownes comming into question the Pope preferred England and adiudged vnto this Crowne the most honourable place but forasmuch as the same was contradicted by the Spanish Commissioners who not onely refused to yéeld presiansie vnto her Maiesty but also to admit an equality or of any other indifferent and middle course whereby the honour of her Maiesty might bee preferred the present treaty which hitherto was perfourmed onely by some priuate visitations and conferences of some one or two of the Commissioners on either side without comming to any generall méeting or colloquie was on the second day of August in the yeere aforesaid for this time delayed and by mutuall assent of the Commissioners on both sides according to their seuerall authorities respectiuely granted vnto them in that behalfe suspended vntill the the end of sixtie dayes following in which meane while it might be vnderstood what should be the determination of both Princes for a further â— preceeding in the said colloquie of peace at some other time and place wherein as yet no certaine resolution hath béene hitherto taken The 8 of August 1600 came Ambassadors from Abdela Wayhetanow King of Barbary the chiefe whereof was his Secretary diuers in commission with him were Artificers and Trades-men they were very bountifully entertained at the Quéenes charges during their sixe monthes abode they were very subtle and vnthankfull they abhorred to giue any manner of Almes vnto any poore Christians they sold their broken meat vnto such as would giue most for it they killed all their owne meat in the Ambassadors house as Lambes and all kinde of Pullen c. which they vsually killed turning their faces towards the East they vsed to wash their owne féete twice or thrice aday and sometimes to wash their bodies they vse beades and pray to Turkish Saints they diligently obserued the manner of our weights and measures and all things else that might auaile their natiue Marchants and preiudice the English Nation The 18 of September came Embassadours from Borris Pheodorwich Emperour of Russia which said Borris was newly come vnto that dignity by vsurpation onely by meanes of his greatnesse in popularity hauing as he supposed long before made away the late immediat Heire Demetrius second sonne to old Ivan Vasselowich and yonger brother to the late Pheodor Vasselowich This Borris at his first comming to the crowne was as bounteous and liberall vnto all sorts of people as he was when he was a subiect but within a while after he grew very couetous and desirous to fill his treasure by meanes whereof within sixe yéeres hee was as generally hated of all the Russians as euer he was beloued of whose sudden and vnexspected downefall you may reade at large in the third yeare of King Iames. About the last of August Robert Earle of Essex was set at liberty The 10 of September the said Embassadors of Barbary were againe conueyed to the Court at Oatlands there to take their leaue of her Maiesty but were required to stay to sée the Iusting and other triumphs at Westminster on the 17. of Nouember In the moneth of September souldiers prest in and about the City of London to the number of 350. and likewise out of diuers shires were sent towards Ireland wherof diuers running from their Captaines and colours were afterward taken and hanged for example to others The 18. of September Ambassadors from Muscouia or Russia landing at Tower wharfe were there receiued by the Aldermen of London in scarlets the Muscouy Marchants and a number about two hundred of the principall companies in veluet Coats and chaines of gold all well mounted conueied them in câ—aches from the Tower to the house sometime pertayning to Sir Cuthbert Buckell Maior The 14. of October the said Ambassadors rode to the Court and had audience before the Quéene This yeare the most Reuerend Father in God Iohn Whitgift Archbishop of Canterbury did finish that notable monument of our time to wit his Hospitall of the holy Trinity in Croydon in the County of Surry by him there founded builded of stone and bricke for the releise and sustentation of certaine poore people As also a faire Schoole-house for the increase of literature together with a large dwelling house for the Schoolemaster and these premisses he hath through Gods assistance in his owne life time performed for as my selfe haue heard him say he would not be to his Executors a cause of their damnation remembring the good aduice that an ancient Father hath left to all posterity Tutior via est vt bonum quod quisquis post mortem sperat agi per alios agat dum viuit ipse per se It is a way farre more safe for a man to doâ— good and charitable déedes by himselfe whilst he liueth then to hope that others will do the same for him after his death Thomas Smith Thomas Cambell the 28 of September William Crauen the fourteenth of Februarie Sir
following being the 24 of May they were admitted to the Common pleis barre and the same day kept their solemne feast in the middle Temple hall At this feast Sir E. Philips was chosen the Kings Sergeant you shall vnderstand that albeit some of the Sergeants were knighted yet amongst themselues they had no precedence but euery man held his place according to his antiquity The 1 of Iune there was one whipped through London for presuming to come to the Court hauing his house infected The 4 of Iune Valentine Thomas hauing béene many yéeres prisoner in the Tower was arraigned at the Kings Bench Barre and there condemned of high treason for conspiracy against our late Quéene and some of her Councell and the 7 of Iune about sixe of the clocke he was drawne from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to S. Thomas Waterings and there hanged and quartered About this time came Ambassadors from many forraine Princes namely Monsieur Rosney from the French King Don Iohn de Tassis from the King of Spaine others came from the Archduke from the King of Poland the Signory of Venice the Duke of Florence and the States of Holland The twenty one of Iune Roger Earle of Rutland was sent Ambassador vnto Christianus the fourth King of Denmarke to solemnise the Baptisme of his sonne and to present him with the Garter being attended by W. Segar Norroy King of Armes he returned into England the thirtieth of Iuly The 2. of Iuly the King solemnized the feast of S. George at Windsor and enstalled Prince Henry Knight of the Garter and there the chiefe Ladies of England did their homage vnto the Quéene There were also made Knights of the Garter with Prince Henry the Duke of Lenox the Earle of Southampton the Earle of Marre and the Earle of Pembrooke Within few daies after were made diuers Proclamations for the apprehension of Anthony Copley Sir Griphin Markham Knight and William Watson and William Clearke Priests and about the same time were apprehended as traytors the Lord Cobham and his brother the Lord Grey sir Walter Rawleigh and others The 21. of Iuly at Hampton Court Henry Wriâ—â—hesley Earle of Southampton was created and restored the Lord Thomas Howard created Earle of Suffolke Charles Lord Montioy created Earle of Deuonshire Sir Thomas Egerton Baron of Elesmire sir William Russell Baron of Thornehaugh sir Henry Grey Baron of Grooby sir Iohn Peter Baron of Writtle sir Iohn Harington Baron of Exton sir Henry Danuers Baron of Dawnsey sir Thomas Garrerd Baron of Gerrardes Bromley sir Robert Spencer Baron of Wormeleighton sir Thomas Edmonds is sent Ambassadour Lieger to the Arch-duke The twenty thrée of Iuly the King made sixty and one Knights of the Bath Against this time of Coronation the citizens had made wondrous great prouision but through the terrible encrease of pestilence in the City and Suburbes their sumptuous Pageants and other triumphant entertainments stood like ruines being not yet finished and the King constrained to omit his former determination in ryding through London as Kings haue accustomed and all Londoners prohibited by Proclamation from comming at Court there died that wéeke of all diseases eleuen hundred and thrée the twenty fiue of Iuly being Munday and the feast of Saint Iames the Apostle King Iames the first of that name King of England and the most noble Lady Quéene Anne his wife were both crowned and anointed at Westminster by the most reuerend Father in GOD Iohn Whitgift L. Archbishop of Canterbury in presence of all the Nobility and diuers others namely Sir Robert Lee Maior of London in a Robe of crimson Veluet all the Aldermen in scarlet gownes and twelue Citizens admitted to attend them The twenty sixt of Iuly the King sent for all the Aldermen of London to Westminster and knighted them and the same day the King knighted sir Christopher Parkens Doctor of the Law Master of the Requests and Deane of Carlilâ— At this time the Bishops commanded the 5 of August to be held as a Holy-day with prayers preaching and thanksgiuing to God for the Kings escape from being murthered by Earle Gowry in Scotland The plague encreased still most grieuously in London and thereupon it was ordayned that euery Wednesday there should be a generall fasting and prayer with preaching throughout the land to draw the people vnto humble and hearty repentance of their sinnes This yeare Bartholmew Fayre was forbidden and Michaelmas tearme adiorned vnto Mensem Michaelis and to be kept at Westminster but by reason of the sicknes it was afterward held at Winchester and the Lord Maiors triumphs and great feast at Guild hall was this yéere omitted At this time there was a strict Proclamation against Inmates and diuers new built houses and sheds standing noysomely châ—aking the stréetes or other places all which were by expresse order beaten downe there was also great care and prouision for the banishing of Rogues and Vagabonds according to the tenour of the Statutes in that behalfe Sir William Rumney Sir Thomas Middleton Shrieues Sir Thomas Bennet Mercer Maior The 8 of October Robert Lord Spencer was sent by his Maiestie vnto Fredericke Duke of Wytenberge to inuest him Knight and Companion of the most noble Order of the Garter and returned before Christmas The 4 of Nouember the Lord Cobham the Lord Grey of Wilton were conueied from London Tower vnto Winchester to be arraigned and to that purpose the 19 of Nouember were also conueyed from the Tower to Winchester Sir Walter Rawleigh Sir Griffin Markham Knights George Brooke brother to the Lord Cobham Anthony Copley Gentleman William Watson and William Clearke Priests and the same day out of the Gate-house at Westminster went Sir Edward Parham Knight and Brooksby Esquire of Leycester-shire they were all condemned of high treason saue onely sir Edward Parham who was acquitted by the Iury. The 29 of Nouember were executed the two Priests and sixe dayes after was George Brooke hanged and the ninth of December sir Griffin Markham and the two Barons after they had bin seuerally brought vpon the scaffold in the Castle of Winchester and had made their confessions and prepared themselues likewise seuerally to die vpon the sudden the Kings warrant written with his owne hand was there deliuered to sir Beniamin Tichborne high Shiriffe of Hamshire commanding him to stay execution these thrée and sir Walter Rawleigh were returned prisoners to the Tower the 15 of December From the 23 of December 1602 vnto the 22 of December 1603 there died of all diseases within London and the Liberties thirty eight thousand two hundred and forty foure whereof the plague thirty thousand fiue hundred seuenty eight and the next yéere following London was cleare of that infection and then were all the shires in England grieuously visited note the worke of God The 29 of February died the most renowned and reuerend Father
in God D. Whitgift Archbishop of Canterbury he was a holy mercifull man The 5 of March was Proclamation made for the authorizing the Booke of Common prayer The thirtéenth of March the Lord Henry Howard was created Baron of Marnehill and Earle of North-hampton and Thomas Lord Buckhurst was created Earle of Dorset This yeare sir William Rumney sir Thomas Middleton shriues of Londō through their great paine and diligence cleansed the City of Rogues and lewd people which at that time swarmed excéedingly The 15 of March the King Quéene and Prince with the Lords spirituall and temporall the Gentry and all Officers aswell of honor and armes as otherwise passed most triumphantly from the Tower through the high stréetes of his Highnesse Royall Chamber of London to Westminster and all the way hee went euen from his first entrance into the City vntill he came to Temple barre his Maiesty was receiued and attended by the Lord Maior in a Robe of crimson Veluet bearing a golden Scepter in his hand and the graue Citizens of euery Company in their Liueries standing in their stalles with great state hauing their banners and bannerets displayed on the one side of the streetes and the other side very strongly rayled to giue frée passage and kéepe backe the violent pressing of the multitudes of people which at that time excéeded as well in houses as otherwise and at this time the former gates of Pageants being seuen in number were all most sumptuously beautified and adorned with solemne orations melodious harmony and diuers ingenious deuices the first Pageant stood in Fan-church street the second in Gracious street the third in Corn-hill the fourth at the East end of Cheape side and at the East side of the high Crosse in Cheape was erected a low Gallery wherein stood the Aldermen the Chamberlaine the Towne Clerke with the Counsell of the City where Sir Henry Mountegue Recorder of London after his Oration in the behalfe of the Lord Maior and the whole body of the City presented thrée Cups of gold one for the King the second for the Quéene and the third for the Prince The fift Pageant stood at the West end of Cheape the sixt in Fléet-stréete and the seuenth at Temple Barre at this time all the chiefe Conduites ran Claret wine there was an other Pageant erected in the Strand at the charges of the inhabitants there-abouts The 19 of March beganne the Parliament at Westminster and continued vntill the 7 of Iuly and was there proroged vntill the 7 of February next after Sir Edward Denny was made Baron of Waltham by writ and sate in his Robes in the Parliament house the day wherein the Parliament was adiourned Sir Thomas Smith late Alderman of London is sent Ambassador vnto Borris Pheodorwich Emperor of Russia This yéere his Maiesty by his Letters Pattents incorporated the Felt-makers of London by the name of Master Wardens and Communalty of the Art or Mysterie of Felt-makers of London graunting vnto them thereby diuers priuiledges and liberties for the good gouernment of the same corporation this was the first Company that the King incorporated and was obtained by the humble and earnest suite of Richard Banister Iohn Sands Hugh Philips Robert Browne others Felt-makers of London The 5 of August arriued Don Iohn de Velasco Constable of Castile being sent from Philip the third King of Spaine to take the oath of the King of England for ratification of the Articles of Peace then agreed vpon by certaine English Lords authorized by the King and by former Commissioners sent the last yeere from Spaine and the Arch-duke which said Don Iohn with all the Commissioners vpon Sunday the 19 of August were most royally entertained and feasted at Whitehall and the same forenoone the King in his owne Chappell was sworne vnto the foresaid Articles and in the afternoon the Peace was proclaimed with Spain and the Arch-duke at the Court and in London And this moneth the Arch-duke wonne the strong Town of Ostend in Flanders after it had béene besieged with all extremity 3 yéeres and 3 moneths The 20 of August the Lord Robert Cecill Baron of Essenden was created Viscount Cranborne In October the Customes of Merchandise were raised both inward and outward and were then let to farme The 24 of October with great state by a King at Armes and Heralds and two Sergeants at Armes assisted by the L. Maior and Aldermen K. Iames was proclaimed in London King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Defendor of the faith c. Sir Thomas Hayes Knight Sir Roger Iones Knight Sir Thomas Low Knight Haberdasher The 10 of December the most reuerend Father in GOD Richard Bancroft Doctor of Diuinity late Lord Bishop of London was translated to the Archbishoprick of Canterbury The 24 of December Richard Vaughan Doctor of Diuinity late L. Bishop of Westchester was by his Deputy installed Bishop of London in Pauls Church The 4 of Ianuary at Whitehall sir Philip Harbert brother to the Earle of Pembrooke maried the Lady Susan Vere yongest daughter to the Earle of Oxford the King himselfe gaue her in mariage The 6 of Ianuary in the afternoone Charles D. of Albany second son to K. Iames Robert L. Willoughby the L. Chandois William L. Compton the Lord Norris William Cecill son and heire to the L. Viscount Cranborne Allaine Percy brother to the Earle of Northumberland Thomas Somerset second sonne to the Earle of Worcester Francis Manners brother to Roger Earle of Rutland Ftancis Clifford brother to the Earle of Cumberland Thomas Howard second sonne to the Earle of Suffolke and Iohn Harington Sonne and Heyre to the Lord Harington All these were made Knights of the Bath and two dayes after that they performed all appropriate Rites and Ceremonies And the same time the fore-named Duke Charles was also created Duke of Yorke being not full foure yéeres of age the Earles of Oxford and Essex were his esquires The twenty sixt of February was a Lyon whelped in the Tower which whelpe was taken from the Damme and brought vp by hand as the King had commaunded by reason that the same Lyonesse in August last had whelped a Lyon and spoyled it by carrying it in her mouth vp and downe the denne to hide it this yong Lyon liued but sixtéene dayes after this the King caused a conuenient place to bee made néere to the Lyons Denne for the Lyonesse to bréede in and the same Lyonesse afterward brought foorth two Lyons at one litter and they liued and became as lusty as any other in the Tower these foure were the first that ouer were whelped in the Tower The 22 of February 1604 Proclamation was made against all Iesuites and Seminaries and that they should forthwith depart out of the kingdome The 5 of March Proclamation was made for confirmation of the Ecclesiasticall gouernment
the Spanish Ambassador deliuered a Present from King Philip his master vnto King Iames viz. six Ienets of Andalusia with rich saddles and saddlo cloaths and all other things suteable Sir George Carew is sent Ambassador Lieger into France The 19 of Ianuary a great Porpos was taken aliue at Westham in a little Créeke a mile and a halfe within the land and was presented vnto Francis Goston Esquire chiefe Auditor of the Imprests and within a few dayes after a verie great Whale came within eight miles of London whose length was diuers times séene aboue the water and the same was iudged to be a great deale longer then the longest ship in the Riuer A few dayes before Christmas the Parliament brake vp and began to sit againe the 22 of Ianuary being Tuesday and continued vntill the 27 of May next following in which Parliament they gaue the King and his successors thrée entire Subsidies and sixe fiftéenes and then the Parliament was prorogued vntill the 18 of Nouember at this time the Clergy gaue vnto the King and his Successors foure entire Subsidies And in this Parliament it was enacted that the 5 of Nouember for euer should be kept holy day with preaching and thanksgiuing vnto Almighty God for his mercy in preuenting the terrible danger of the late practise by Pearcy Catesby and the rest to blow vp the Parliament house The 27 of Ianuary at Westminster were arraigned Thomas Winter Guydo Fawkes Robert Keyes and Thomas Bates for plotting to blow vp the Parliament house digging in the mine taking oath Sacrament for secresie c. and Robert Winter Iohn Graunt Ambrose Rookewood for being acquainted with the treason afterward giuing their full consent thereunto and taking oath and sacrament for secresie and sir Euerard Digby for being made acquainted with the said treason yeelding assent and taking his corporall oath for secresie all which indictments were prooued against them and by themselues confessed and thereupon had iudgement giuen them to be drawne hanged and quartered their limbes to be set vpon the Citie gates and their heads vpon the Bridge according to which sentence the thirtith of Ianuary Sir Euerard Digby Robert Winter Iohn Grant Bates were executed at the west end of Saint Paules Church and the next day after the other foure were executed in the Parliament yeard 6 of the 8. acknowledged their guiltinesse in this horrible treason and died very penitently but Graunt and Keyes did not so Saturday the 22 of March betwéene sixe and seuen a clocke in the forenoone a rumor was sodainely spread throughout the Court and the City of London that for certaine the King that morning was slaine as he was hunting in Okeeing Parke 20 miles from London which dreadfull newes still encreased vntill nine a clocke being seconded by infinite suggestions by reason whereof it was generally receiued for truth and thereupon the Court gates were kept shut the Lord Maior began to set guard at the City gates and to raise their trained souldiers Sir William Wade Lieutenant of the Tower did the like with his hamlets within his Liberties and the Parliament was greatly amased but by 11 a clocke the ioyfull newes of y e Kings good health was made knowne in London by proclamation as it had béene an houre before at the Court gate whereat the people began to reuiue their vexed spirits which vntill then were wondrously surcharged with hearts griefe yea men and women old matrons and yong virgins made exceeding great lamentation this flying terror went three daies iourney into the country before it was fully supprest Friday the 28 of March 1606 in the Guild-hall in London was arraigned and condemned Henry Garnet Prouinciall of the Iesuites in England for being acquainted with the Gunpowder plot and concealing the same for the which he was adiudged to be drawne hanged quartered and his head to be set vpon London bridge and according to that sentence he was executed the third of May at the west end of S. Paules Church where he acknowledged the greatnesse of his offence in concealing the treason and besought all Catholikes to forbeare and desist from treason all other violent attempts whatsoeuer against Kings and Princes saying that all such practises were vtterly against the Catholicke Religion The twenty nine and thirtith of March the wind was extreame violent so as it caused much shipwracke vpon the coasts of England France the Low countries it brought in the sea and drowned much cattell and in Picardie neare Dyope it blew downe a stéeple which slue fourescore persons in the fall thereof in Flanders and vp towards Germany there were many Churches Townes Wind-milles and trees blowne downe and the 8 of Iune following it rained 24 houres and the next day there â—ose strange land-waters which carried away mils trees and houses made new currants where neuer any was seene before it brake downe the heads of pooles and trenches and carried quite away great quantities of cattell timber and other things from off vp land grounds The 24 of Aprill arriued Don Iohn de Mendoza Marques of Saint Germaine from the King of Spaine vnto the King of Great Brittaine to congratulate his happy deliuerance froÌ„ the late pretended treason and to deliuer certaine presents from Queen Margaret of Spain vnto Queene Anne of Great Brittaine viz. a robe of morrey satten imbrodered all ouer with amber leather in many places with gold vpon the fore part thereof was forty eight tags of beaten gold three ynches long hollow within and filde with amber greece very curiously wrought and two large chaines of amber greece two Karkanets of Amber gréece a veluet Cappe with gold buttons pleasantly enameld like the tagges euery of these were seuerally inclosed in an ouall boxe of gold were presented all together in a vessell of gold like vnto a Bason Tuesday the 20 of May at Windsor were enstalled Knights of the Garter Robert Earle of Salisbury and the Lord Thomas Howard Viscount Bindon The third of Iune Henry Lord Mordant and Edward Lord Sturton were conuicted in the high Court of Star-chamber of diuers misprisions and contempts and for the same the Lord Mordant was censured to pay ten thousand markes the Lord Sturton sixe thousand markes and imprisonment during his Maiesties good pleasure The tenth of Iune proclamation was made for the banishing of all Iesuits Seminaries and Roman priests The Lady Sophia daughter to our Soueraign Lord the King was borne at Gréenewich vpon Sonday the 22 of Iune at thrée a clocke in the morning and died the next day and vpon Thursday next after was very solemnly conuaied by barge couered with blacke veluet accompanied with thrée other barges couered with blacke cloth vnto the Chappell royall in Westminster and was there enterred by Doctor Barlow Lord Bishop of Rochester where were present all the great Lords of the Councell with the Heralds and
deuises at the West end of Cheapeside vpon the South side whereof sate the Lord Maior and Aldermen in Scarlet Robes where Sir Henry Mountegue Recorder of London after his solemne Oration in Latine presented the King of Denmarke with a faire Cuppe of gold and vpon the Fountaine in Fléetstréete was a pleasant pastorall deuise with musicke and pleasing songs and for their more State and easie passage the Stréetes were rayled in on the one side and the Companies sate in their Liueries on the other side in as great brauerie as is vsed at a Coronation And that night the Kings were lodged at White-hall the next day the King of Denmarke after he had séene and noted the rare Architecture and stately monuments in the Chappell royall at Westminster he suruaied Paules Church and on the toppe of the stéeple thereof he caused the Kéeper of the stéeple to take the iust length and breadth of his foot in the leade from thence the King went to the Royall Exchange and to the Tower where Sir William Wade banqueted him and all his attendants and within few daies after that the Earle of Rutland feasted all the King of Denmarkes Priuy Counsellors hauing made his prouision to haue feasted the King also Sonday the 10 of August the King of Denmarke with his Counsell and chiefe Gentlemen were royally feasted by the King of Great Brittaine in the Elizabeth Ionas at Chatham and the next day Christianus feasted King Iames Quéene Anne Prince Henrie and others of the Nobility in his owne shippe and about foure a clocke in the afternoone all princely complements being performed they tooke their leaue one of another and the Thursday following the King of Denmarke with all his ships and traine hauing a faire wind set saile of Denmark The King whilest he was in England heard two sermons in Latine and dealt bountifully and royally with all men The 24 of September the French King baptized his Sonne the Prince Dolphin being then full fiue yeares of age This yeare diuers churches in London were well repayred and somewhat beautified namely Christ-church Trinity Church Saint Brides church and Bow-church with others The city also very carefully clensed their ditches and common shewers and made floud gates in Holborne ditch and Fléet ditch and beyond all expectation they turned Moorefield into diuers pleasant and princely walkes and planted it round on all sides and quarters with good store of young trées and rayled it round in like manner to preserue the walkes and keepe the trees from violence and defended the out-sides therof with a new strong bricke wall there was also made diuers vauts vnder ground some to conuey away fowle water without offence and one to bring fresh water into the towne ditch to keepe it sweet This field was euer vntill this present a rude noysome place like a Lay-stall halfe enuironed with stincking ditches very offensiue to the City and all passengers Sir Leonard Hallyday Lord Maior was very forward and carefull to the furtherance of this worke and for contriuing to bring a riuer to the North part of London to serue the City and to clense their ditches and sewers and what he could not performe in his Maiorality his Successor Sir Iohn Wats did his full endeauour to accomplish and Master Nicholas Leate a graue wise and wealthy Citizen was wondrous painfull and industrious in the furtherance of this worke and of the rest thereunto adioyning also there were many thousands of worthy citizens wondrous earnest to expresse their bounty towards the bringing of the foresaid riuer to the city according to the Tenor of a statute lately made for them in that behalfe This yeare was concluded a truce for 15 yeares betweene Rodolphus the second of that name Emperour of Almaine and the Great Turke William Walthall Iohn Leman a batchelor Sir Iohn Wats knight Clothworker Maior The 18 of December the Lords Knights and Bâ—rgesses of the Parliament had leaue to go home vnto their houses and the tenth of February they all began to sit againe The sixt of Ianuary at Whitehall with very great solemnity the Lord Iames Hay was maried vnto Honora the daughter and heire of the Lord Edward Denny The twentith of Ianuary if pleased God to send a mighty west wind which continued sixtéene houres which brought in the sea by reason whereof and of high spring tides both which encountred the land waters after a great raine which caused the Riuer of Seuerne beginning as farre as the mount in Cornewall to ouerflow her bankes all along on both sides vp into Somersetshire and Glocestershire in some places the Waters ouerflowed their Bankes thrée foote in other places fiue foote and some places seuen foote by meanes of which sodaine inundation much people and cattell were drowned diuers Churches and villages borne downe and spoiled and some vtterly destroyed in Wales in diuers places it did most harme in manner as aforesaid the like whereof in England is not knowne to be mentioned in any Chronicle The 26 of February Robert Drewrie a Seminary was executed at Tiburne The 1 of March a peace and reconciliation was concluded and proclaimed betwéene the Graue of Emden and the City of Emden and the Graue entered and tooke possession of the City his Subiects assured him his royalties and profits and concerning all other differences betwéene the Graue and the Citizens it was agréed the same should be determined by the Emperour this was done after the people had wasted their wealth and were wearied with thrée yeares warre Tuesday the last of March the Lorde Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament came before the King at Whitehall vnto whom he made a solemne spéech And from that time the houses sate not vntill the 20 of Aprill following and the 2 of May the King made an other solemne spéech vnto the said Lords Knights and Burgesses concerning the vnion Maundy thursday the 2 of Aprill there happened great inundations of water in Kent Essex Suffolke and Norffolke And the 17 of Aprill there arose in the City of Couentry a most strange and dreadfull inundation The 8 of May ariued Prince Ienuille of the house of Lorraine second sonne to Henry late Duke of Guise which was slaine in the yeare 1589 he was very honourably feasted and entertained by the King And the 22 of May he accompanied the King Quéene and Prince vnto Theobalds where they were royally feasted and entertained with pleasant and ingenious deuises by the Earle of Salisbury being the appointed day in which his Maiesty came to take possession thereof Tuesday the 25 of May the said Prince Ienuille with others ran at Tilt at White-hall viz. The Prince Ienuille The Duke of Lenox The Earle of Arundel The Earle of Pembroke The Earle of Montgomerie The Viscount Haddington The L. Compton The L. Hay Sir Henry Cary. Sir Richard Bulkley Sir Richard Preston Sir Henry Guntrot And the 29 of
ordained fit places for Storehouses of Allome for the ready vse therof to such as would buy the same the King also gaue very gratious respect princely remuneration vnto all those who of late had taken paines béene at expences in the practising and atchieuing to bring this royall commodity vnto due perfection and then tooke the traffique thereof vnto himselfe This yeare the King had ayde of his Subiects throughout the Kingdome of England for knighting his sonne Prince Henry according to the Law of this land in the leuying whereof the Subiects were very fauourably dealt withall for whereas by the ancient law of this land the subiects ought to haue paid twelue pence in the pound of the yearely value of their lands his Maiesty very gratiously ordained seuerall Commissioners in the seuerall shires who according to the purpose of their commissions did so moderately demeane themselues as no man was compelled to pay any more then he would willingly giue being a very auncient duty due vnto the King and was now in a manner quite forgotten Robert Allyley being arraigned at Newgate for fellony stood mute and refused the ordinary tryall whereupon as the manner is the hangman came vnto him to binde his hands but Allyley resisted and with his Fist smote him on the face in the presence of the Iudges who presently remembred that this prisoner but the last Sessions before was there conuicted of fellony and for the same had obtained the Kings speciall pardon which pardons in generall are vnto all persons but onely vpon their good behauiour vnto the King and his subiects and thereupon the Court instantly gaue Iudgement that for the blow he gaue his hand should first be cut off And then his body to be hanged for that fact for the which he had his pardon according to which sentence he was presently executed vpon a Gybbet at the Sessions gate In December in the 34 yeare of Quéene Elibeth there were letters pattents graunted for fiftéene yeares to the East India Merchants trading to the East Indies and in May last 1609. The Kings Maiestie vpon mature deliberation in fauour of the said Company finding the same to be very commodious traffique and Nauigation and as propitious and honourable for this Kingdome renued and enlarged the foresaid letters pattents and Charter to continue for euer enabling them thereby to be a body corporate and politique The first gouernour of this Company named and ordained both in the first and last pattent was Sir Thomas Smith Knight who is also Gouernour of the Muscouy Company and president and treasurer of the Company and counsell for Virginea This yeare the said East-India Company builded a most stately ship at Detford of the burthen of twelue hundreth tunne being the greatest and goodliest ship that euer was builded in this kingdome by any Merchants At this time they also builded a Pinace of two hundreth and fifty tunne to attend her And vpon Saturday the 30 of December his Maiestie and Prince Henry with the Lord Admirall the Lord Chamberlaine the Earle of Worcester and many other Lords went to sée these ships launched and were all entertained with a banquet in the chiefe Cabin of the great ship and the rest were banquetted at a long Table in the halfe decke these rich and plentifull banquets were all serued in fine Chyna Dishes which were fréely permitted to be taken and carried away by al persons The King gaue the Gouernor a very faire chaine of gold with a Iewell wherein was the Kings picture highly commending his endeauour care and industry for the good of the common wealth maintenance of traffique and Nauigation for the which also his Maiestâ— with very gratious respect commended and thanked the assistants of that companie whâ— likewise kissed his Highnesse hand the King called the great ship the Tradeâ— Encrease and the other the Pepper Corne. Sebastian Haruie William Cokayne sheriffes Sir Thomas Cambell Iremonger Maior The sixt of Nouember the famous Doctor Lancelot Androwes Lord Almner Bishop of Chichester was transferred vnto the Bishopricke of Ely And the 3 of December George Abbot Doctor of diuinity Deane of Winchester was consecrated Lord Bishop of Couentry and Lychfield And Samuel Harsenet Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Lord Bishop of Chichester And 12 of February the forenamed Doctor Abbot was transferred to the Bishopricke of London and was enstalled in Paules by his deputy Doctor Pasfielde The sixe of Ianuary at the Court of Whitehall in the presence of the King and Quéene and the Ambassadors of Spaine and Venice and of al the Péeres and great Ladies of the land and of many thousand of others there the Prince performed his first feats of armes viz. at Barâ—yers against all commers being assisted onely with sixe other viz. the Duke of Lenox the Earle of Arundel the Earle of Southampton the Lord Hay sir Thomas Somerset and sir Richard Preston who shortly after was created Lord Dingwell against these challengers came 56 braue defendants consisting of Earles Baâ—ons Knights and Esquiers euery challenger fought with eight seuerall defendants two seuerall combats at two seuerall weapons viz. at push of pyke and with single sword the Prince performed this challenge with wondrous skill and courage to the great ioy and admiration of all the beholders the Prince not being full sixtéene yeares of age vntill the 19 of February these feates of Armes with sundry statelie showes and ingenious deuises began before tenne a clocke at night and continued vntill thrée a clocke next morning being Sonday and that day the Prince feasted all the Combatants at Saint Iames house and then gaue thrée rich prises vnto thrée of the best deseruers defendants viz. vnto the Earle of Mountgomery M. Thomas Darcy sonne and heire to the Lord Darcy of Chich and vnto six Robert Gourdon In the yeare 1584. was discouered y e Country which is now called Virginea and was so called by Quéene Elizabeth and she assigned the same vnto sir Walter Rawleigh as being the chiefe discouerer thereof And in the yeare 1587. there were sent thither aboue 100 soules viz. men women and children since which time vntill the third yeare of his Maiesties raigne the yearely sending thither for plantation ceased and then vpon more exact discoueries there were sundrie yearely supplies sent thither of men women and children with all things necessary vnder conduct of captaine Newport and also in the Month of may there were sent thither nine ships with fiue hundred men women and children with all necessary prouision vnder commaund of Sir Thomas Gates Lieutenant generall Sir George Somers Admirall of Virginea and captaine Newport Vice Admirall with other expert captaines and resolute gentlemen And likewise at the end of this present yeare 1609. there was sent an other supply of thrée shippes with an hundred and fifty men being for the most part Artificers vnder commaund of the right Honourable Thomas Lord La Ware who
Mart at Onay in Buckinghamshire at Drifield in Yorkeshire On Twesday in Easter weeke at Longner at Couentry at Hitchin And a fourtnight faire begins the Twesday in Easter wéeke and continueth euery Twesday fortnight vntill Christmas being great faires of cattle the Tuesday and Wednesday at Brailes at Sandbatoth at Rochford at Northslect On the Wednesday in Easter wéeke at Wellingborough euery Wednesday betweene Easter and Michaelmas a faire of cattle at Beuerley On Friday in Easter wéeke at Skipton in Crauen On Low-sunday at Bicklesworth in Buckinghamshire The Monday after Low-sunday at Enlome The third Sunday after Easter at Lowth in Lincolnshire Rogation wéeke all the wéeke is for retayling at Beuerley at Inglefield in Lancashire at Rech Holy Thursday or Ascention day at Litterworth at Hallaton in Leicestershire at Rippon at Brunningham at Wigham at Bishop Stratford at Newcastle at Middlewich at Burton vpon Trent at Chapplefrith at Stapport in Cheshire at Yarne at the Vizes at Brastead in Kent at Sudmaster in Essex at Darkin at Grantham at Beuerley The Sunday after Ascention day at Tharstead at Burâ—ington in Yorkeshire On Whitson euen at Skipton in Crauen at Wisbitch On Whitsonday at Ratisdale at Leutham at Kerby Steuen in Westmerland at Ryhill at Cribby On Whitson-monday at Darrington in the North at Burton at Midlome at Harsl-gréene in Lancashire at Oundle in Northamptonshire at Whitchurch at Biclesworth at Saint Iues at Sléeforth in Lincolneshire at Cokermouth in the North at Salforth at Exceter at Easdome at Apleby at Rygate at Sitingbridge at Bradford at Amerson at Dryfield in Yorkeshire at Yorke at Agmonham at Stokechéere On Whitson-tuesday at Melton Mowbray at Longuer in Staffordshire at Ashby at de la zouch in Leicestershire at Higher Knotsford in Cheshire at Oringstoke at Laighton Buzzard at Farringdon in Barkshire at Perith in Cornewall at Long-guilford at Canterburie at Rothford in Essex at Lewis in Sussex at Chipping at Daintry in Northamptonshire On Wednesday in Whitson wéeke at Léeke in Staffordshire at Sandborow at Royston at Newarks vpon Trent On Thursday in Whitson wéeke at Kingstone vpon Thames at Cockfield On Friday in Whitson wéeke at Darby at Cockfall On Trinity euen at Skipton in Crauon at Punfract at Rowell in Northamptonshire for sixe daies On Trinity Sunday at Southcane in Yorkeshire at Kendall at Hounslow at Stokesley at Saint Mary Awke at Tunbridge On Trinity Monday at VVatford at Spilby at Ray in Essex On Corpus Christi day at Couentry at Stamford at Banbury at Stopport at Prescoate at Saint Néedes at Hallaton at Newberie at Saint Annes at Hemptstead at Bishop Stratford at Rosse The Sunday next after Trinity-Sunday at Belton On the Eue and on the Feast or day of Apostles Peter Paul at Greys Thorreck in Essex On Relique Sunday which is the sunday fortnight after Midsommer at Fodringay The sunday after the third of Iuly at Hauerhull The sunday after Saint Bartholomew at Sandbitch in Cheshire The Twesday after Michaelmas at Salisburie The Thursday after Michaelmas at Banburie FINIS A Table of These Particular Notes following GAllen page 15 The first Emperiall crowne of gold page 17 The originall of the Patriarchy of Constantinople pag. 17 The death of Saint Ierome pag. 17 Saint Patrique pag. 18 Rome spoyled by the Gothes pag. 18 The death of Saint Augustine pag. 18 A strange pestilence pag. 23 The life and death of the false Prophet Mahomet pag. 24 Clocks and Dials appointed pag. 26 The tyranny of Iustinian the Emperor pag. 28 France spoiled by the Saracens pag. 31 Germany conuerted pag. 30 Saxonie conuerted pag. 31 The Originall of Flanders pag. 31 Solemne musicke in Churches pag. 31 The Bishopricks of Hambro and Bream founded pag. 32 The originall of Normandy pag. 33 The Danes and Norweys conuerted pag. 35 The translation of the Empire p. 36 The Gamoth inuented p. 37 The end of the race of Charlemaigne and the beginning of Hugh Capet p. 38 Lubeck founded p. 40 Frost fiue months together in England p. 44 Goodwynsands p. 49 The conquest of Ierusalem by Godfrey of Bolloigne p. 50 The Story of Lybussa and Velasca with her Army of Ladies p. 56 Iohannes de Temporibus p. 60 Gratianus p. 62 London Bridge built of timber p. 64 Yorke burned p. 67 Paris streetes and London streetes paued p. 68 A fish like a man p. 69 The Iewes commit great outrages p. 71 The first Kingdome of Tartars p. 78 London Bridge built of stone p. 79 Three thousand persons spoiled vpon London Bridge p. 81 Winchellea destroied by a strange inundation p. 94 The Shepheards of England and France go a pilgrimage p. 95 The twelue Peeres of France ordained All the youth of London sworne p. 96 The Saracens attempt to spoile Christendome with other things of note p. 97 Strange tempest the first great rot of sheepe p. 102 The originall of the Knights Templers Knights of Rhodes and Malta p. 104 Iustices punished fifteene thousand Iewes banished p. 109 Sea-coale forbidden to be burned nere London p. 113 The French King burneth infected persons p. 116 The Iewes in Germany burned ibid. A terrible mortality with other things of note p. 118 119. and 100.126 The most honourable order of Knights of the Garter p. 129 The misfortune of fiue great Princes p. 131 A serpent in England with two heads p. 133 The staple of wooll remoued p. 143 A wondrous mortality in England of great note p. 136 The famous Poets Francis Petrarch and Iohn Boccace p. 139 Tamberlayne taketh Baiazeth rescueth Constantinople p. 149 The first Duke of Millaine with other things of note p. 154 The first impost of salt in France p. 161 The King of Englands Seale vsed in Paris with other things of note p. 163 Francis Sforce made Duke of Millaine p. 167 The King of England crowned in Paris p. 169 George Scanderbeg p. 174 The originall of Printing p. 178 An admirable sudden pestilence in Paris Rome taken and sacked by the Duke of Burbon vide in Anno 1526. The first Duke of Florence p. 219 The last Duke of Millaine p. 222 Barbarosso King of Argier p. 232 The house of Ferneze made Dukes of Parma p. 250 The last fall of base mony in England p. 282 The Archbishop of Collen expulsed for marying a wife p. 341 The Prince of Orenge slaine p. 340 Antwerpe besieged p. 348 Captaines of the Artillery Garden p. 359 The Patriarch of Greece selleth his dignity pag. 371 The Duke of Guyse slaine and the French King slaine being the last of the house of Valois the house of Nauarre succeedeth him the miserie of Paris during the siege and a briefe touch of some of the chiefe ancient Kings of France p. 379 The Ciuill Law reduced into order p. 398 The originall and State of Venice p. 464 FINIS Scotland another part of Britaine Wales the third part of Britain 4 Bishops in Wales Cornwall 1108. 1084 How Humber tooke that name Seuerne 1604 Guendoline a Queene The King deuoured
by woules 1009 A traitor to his brother deuoured of wild beasts 919 929 917 Chester 892 863 Bath The King attempted to flye 844 Cordila Queene 800 766 Bloud rained 721 664 636 612 â—59 396 The brother slue the brother 441 Mulmutius lawes 375 Ireland inhabited 356 MerciaÌ„ law the third 33â— The Picts inhabited the marches 323 321 311 The King deuoured 393 Grantham builded 192 The King depriued 296 272 370 The towne of Pickering built 261 258 248 234 227 207 191 171 A good example 161 141 116 135 133 132 131 136 124 120 118 115 111 180 106 104 94 91 88 86 83 81 78 76 74 70 66 Lud repaired London 51 Caesar his first voiage into England The second voyage of Caesar England tributary to the Romanes 37 14 An Christ 1 21 44 First Christians in England 73 124 Colchester built Galen England receiued the Faith 194 212 290 Carausius vsurpeth in Britaine 292 The first imperiall Crowne of gold 299 305 306 337 340 353 S. George 372 Iulian the Apostata Iouinian 365 Hillary Tearme 375 Maximus LiÌ„tle Britan in France The originall of the Patriarchy of Constantinople 395 408 The death of S. Hierosme S. Patrique sent to conuert Ireland The Gothes spole Rome The death of S. Augustine 447 Pestilence Saxons sent for Saxons entered this land Vortiger diuorced Vortiger depriued 454 The King poysoned 460 Barone slaine at Aubresbury First kingdome of the Saxons Vortiger burned 466 Stonehing The second kingdom of the Saxons The third kingdom of the Saxons 498 516 Round Table Mordred slaine 542 545 The 5. 6. kingdomes of the Saxons 578 The first warre betweene the Saxons in this realme 58â— Gurmundchester builded 588 The Saxons had the whole possession of this realme A strange and terrible pestilence AusteÌ„ came into England S. Austens at Canterbury S. Pauls Church in London S. Andrews in Rochester S. Peters at Westminster builded The life death of the false Prophet Mahomet As descended of Sara wife to Abraham The Scenits did Mahomet great seruice 606 613 The 7 kingdoms of the Saxons Lincolne Minister S. Peters at Yorke 635 Dunwich The prouince of Canterbury diuided into parishes Ely Oâ—waldfire The bishops sea of Winchester Glazing brought first into England The Abbeyes of Abingdon Chertsey Barking builded 685 This Iland called vniuersally England Iustinian the Emperour 687 Wels and Glassenbury Kingdome forsaken Selsee Germany conuerted 726 Beda 740 757 Cruelty 757 The King slaine Wels. Kenulphus slaine Saxons become Christians It rained blood The original of Flanders soleme musicke in Churches in France S. Albones Offa-dike The Danes first entred this land The King poysoned Winchcombe 802 The Bishopricke of Hambro Breame founded 839 London spoiled 857 860 Winchester spoiled 866 The original of Normandy Edmond martyred Chastity before beauty preferred 872 Vniuersitie in Oxford 900 The Danes and Norweies conuerted Thilwall built Manchester repaired Guy of Warweike 940 The Translation of the Empire of Greece The King of Denmarke conuerted 946 959 The King depriued King crowned at Bath Worcester Ramsey founded 975 The King murdred 1016 Edmond Ironside England diuided Edricus a traitour Treason rewarded 1018 The Danes possessed all England Marriage made vpon condition Canutus King of 4. Kingdomes S Edmonde bury builded 1038 Harald a tyrant Emma her childreÌ„ banished 1041 S. Clements Church without Temple-barre Dane-gele Edgitha was barren Lubecke founded 1066 This yeare of our Lord beginneth here at Christmas William Conqueror cousin to K. Edward by the mothers side Harald slaine Anno reg 1 1067 Wherefore the Mayor Citizens of London repaire to Paules Exeter besieged An reg 2. 1068 Earle of Northumberland slaine An reg 3. 1069 Ann reg 4. 1070 Monasteries rifled Ann reg 5. 1071 Ann. reg 6. Castle of Ledes and of Oxford 1072 Yorke subiect to Canterbury Ann. reg 7. 1073 Ann. reg 8. 1074 Married Priest remoued 1075 Bishop murdered An. reg 10 1076 An. reg 11 1077 An reg 12. 1068 An reg 13 1079 Murther An reg 15 1081 An reg 16 Tutsbury 1082 Bermondsey An reg 17 1083 Acres of land numbred An reg 18 1084 A greatter An reg 19 1085 New forest Bishop at Lincolne An reg 10. 1086 water flood Battail Abbey Selby Abbey S. Martine be grand An reg 21. 1086 boâ—â—s fouÌ„d King William died King Willâ—â—am had 4 sonnes and 5. daughters An reg 1. The nobles rebell An reg 2. 1089 Hospitall of S. Iohn Harbaldowne An reg 3. 1090 K. William made war against his brother Scots did homage 606. houses ouerturned An reg 4. 1091 Newcastle Sarisbury An reg 5. 1092 great frost King of Scots slaine Bishoprike at Bath An reg 6. 1093 Carlile repaired and the castle builded Famine Welshmen won Anglesey Ann reg 7 1094 Bishoprickâ— at Norwich K. Willam inuaded Wales An reg 8.1095 Going to Ierusalem 1096 An reg 9. Normandy pawned An reg 10. 1097 Goodwin sands An reg 11. 1099 Ierusalem wonne The Conquest of Ierusalem by Godfrey of Bollen Words of William Rufus An reg 1â— 1100 K. William slaine An reg 1. Measures reformed Vlna now called a yard S. Iohns by Smithfield Clarkenwell 1101. An reg 2. Winchester and Glocester burnt 1102 Norwich An reg 3. Hospitall of S. Bartholomew 1103 An reg 4. Younger brother beguileth the elder 1104 An reg 5. 1105 An reg 6. S. Iohns in Colchester 1106 Elder brother seeketh fauor of the younger Saint Mary Oueries 1107 Ann. reg 8. The Priory of the Trinitie in London builded 1108 Flemings sent into Wales Ann. reg 9. 1109 An reg 10 Taxe Ely a Bishoprike 1110 An. reg 11 Castles as Bristow Cardife S. Iames at Bristow 1111 An. reg 12. 1112 An reg 13 1113 An reg 14. 1114 An reg 15 Medway Thames dried vp 1115 Chichester burnt A blazing starre 1116 1117 An reg 18 1118 Matildes hospitall An reg 19 Knights of the temple 1119 An reg 20. 1112 An reg 21 The Kings children drowned An reg 22. 1121 1122 Lybussa Queene of Bohemia Valasque with her army of Ladies An. reg 23. Glocester burnt An reg 24 Warwicke with the Colledge 1124 An reg 25 Coiners punished 1126 An reg 26 The Empres returned into England 1127 An reg 28. S. Oseth An. reg 29. 1128 Men ware haire like women 1129 An reg 30. 1130 An reg 31. 1131 An reg 32 Rochester burnt 1132 An reg 33 Carlile a Bishoprike London burnt 1133 An reg 34. Worcester burnt 1134 An reg 35. Short thigh died 1135 An reg 36. Death of K Henry An reg 1. Fire at London 1136 Exceter besieged An reg 2. 1137 Rochester S. Peters in Yorke The city of Bath burnt An reg 3. 1138 An reg 4. Battel of the staÌ„dard 1139 The Empresse returned into England An reg 5. 1140 Nottingham spoiled An reg 6. 1141 Lincolne be sieged K. Stephen taken An reg 7. The Empres obtained the Crowne Earle of Glocester taken K. Stephen
restored Abbies of Walden Stratford 1142 Warham Castle besieged The Empres flieth An reg 8. 1143 An reg 9. Boxley 1144 An reg 10 1145 Wallingford besieged An reg 11 1146 An reg 12. 1147 An reg 13. The Empresse went into Normandy 1148 An reg 14. S. Katerins 1150 An reg 16. 1151 An reg 17 1152 An reg 18. Norwich increased 1153 An reg 19. K. Stephen adopted K. Henry 1154 K Stephen died An reg 1. 1155 Line of the Saxons repaired An reg 2. 1156 An reg 3. 1157 An reg 4 K. Henry reedified Castles 1158 An reg 5. 1159 An reg 6. 1160 An reg 7. 1161 An reg 8. Publicanes whipped An reg 9. 1162 An reg 10. 1163 London bridge made of timber 1164 An. reg 11 1165 An. reg 12. Earthquake 1166 An. reg 13. 1167 An reg 14. 1168 An reg 15 Gerendon Leicester and Eaton An reg 16. Henry the Kings son crowned 1169 K. Henry Lord of Ireland An reg 18. 1172 An reg 19. 1173 An reg 20. 1174 Leicester burnt King of Scots taken Canterbury burnt An reg 21. 1175 An reg 22 1176 An reg 23. 1177 An reg 24 1178 Lesnes An reg 25 1179 An reg 26. 1180 An reg 27. Vsurers punished 1181 An reg 28. 1182 An reg 29. 1183 An reg 30 K. Henry the yonger deceased 1184 Glastenbury burnt An reg 31. Heraclius the patriark Paris paued London paued Lubecke destroyed The cities take warning Tile or slate generally vsed in the Citties The Empres deceased An reg 32 1180 Geffery earle of Britaine dieth Chichester burne An reg 33. 1151 A fish like a man An reg 34. 1189 Beuerly burnt An reg 35. 1190 Death of Henry the second Outlaws in England 1190 Voyage to Ierusalem Ditch about the Tower of London 1191 Ann. reg 3. Iohn the Kings brother rebelled 1192 An reg 4. K. Richard was taken prisoner 1193 An reg 5 Kings ransome 1194 K. R. the second time crowned An reg 6. 1195 An reg 6. William with the heard A false accuser of his elder brother in the end was hanged God amend or shortly send such an end to such false brethren 1197 An reg 9. An reg 10. 1198 1199 K. Richard wounded to death An reg 1. Shriuewick of London put to farm 1200 An reg 2 Tax K. of Scots did homage 1201 An reg 3 1202 An reg 4. Arthur earl of Britaine â—â—ken 1203 An reg 5. Earle of Britaine murdered 1204 An reg 6. Great frost Dearth of corne An. reg 7 1206 An reg 8. 1207 An reg â— The originall of the Kings of Tartary 1208 England interdicted An reg 10 Maior of London yearely chosen Exchequer at Northhampton Homage of freeholders An reg 11. London bridge builded of stone Iewes ransome An reg 12 A mint in Ireland Taxe 1211 Army into Wales Legate froÌ„ Rome A great tax Welsh inuaded England 1211 Pledges hanged Peter of Pomfret An reg 14. London bridge perished with fire 1213 K. Iohn resigned the Crowne Peter of Pomfret An reg 15. Stephen Langton returned The King absolued S. Thomas hospitall Maior of London 24. yeares A ditch about London 1214 An reg 16. Saint Edmondsbury burnt An reg 17. 1215 The King meeteth the Barons The Barons excommunicated 1216 The Barons sent for Lodowick An reg 18. Lewis arriued in England The Kings treasure drowned King Iohn died Issue of K. Iohn Farendon Hales Godstow and Knarisbrough An reg 1. 1217 An reg 2 1218 An reg 3 Earle Marshall died An reg 4. 1220 K. Henry crowned at Westminster Castles of Chartley. Beston Delacresse An reg 5. 1221 Welshmen subdued An reg 6. 1222 Counterfeit Mary and Christ Feete and hands cut off An reg 7. 1223 King of Ierusalem An reg 8. 1224 Gray friers An reg 9. 1225 A fifteene Great charter confirmed An reg 10. Free warreÌ„ An reg 11. Free tole 1227 Cancelled An reg 12 1228 An. reg 13. 1229 An. reg 14. 1230 Darknesse in Pauls Church An reg 15 1231 An reg 16. 1232 An. reg 17 1233 Likenes of fiue Suns Houses of Conuerts Hospitall at Oxford An reg 18 1234 Salisbury burnt An reg 19. 1235 S. Mary Spittle An reg 20 1236 High waters Statutes of Marton An reg 21. 1237 1238 Legate put to his shiftâ— Schollers did penance King in danger An reg 23 1239 Tower of London An reg 24 1240 Bulwarke by the Tower Monstrous fishes Aldermen An reg 125 1241 Bulwarke by the Tower An reg 26. An. reg 27. 1242 1263 Great flouds 1244 Miserable death of Griffin Robert Grofted An reg 29. 1245 An reg 30 1246 Canterbury burnt An reg 31 1247 Queene hiue Pestilence An reg 32. 1248 Earthquake An reg 33 1249 A Mart at Westminster An reg 34. 1250 Tempests Winchelsea drowned An reg 35. 1251 Maior of London sworne An reg 36. 1252 Shepheards assembled An reg 37. 1253 Liberties of London seized An reg 38. 1254 An reg 39. 1255 An reg 40. Iewes hanged 1256 An reg 41 1257 King of Almaine Walles of London repaired An reg 42. 1258 Mad Parliament Twelue Peeres A Iew drowned An. reg 43. 1259 Oath to the King An reg 44. Parliament An reg 45 1261 K Henry absolued An reg 46 Barons in armour 1262 An reg 47 1263 Sarazens attempt to conquer Christendome A blazing starre Earle of Cornwall chosen Emperour Thomas Aquinas 1263 Iewes slain for vsury An reg 48. 1264 Battell at Lewes The King taken An reg 49. 1265 Battell at Euâ—sham Parliament at winchester An reg 50 1266 Battell of Chesterfild An reg 51. 1267 An reg 52. 1268 An reg 53 Great frost 1269 An. reg 54. 1270 An reg 55. 1271 An reg 56. 1272 Riot at Norwich An reg 57. An reg 1. 1273 An reg 2 1274 An reg 3 Vsury forbidden 1275 First rot of sheepe Castle of Flint An reg 4. 1276 Blacke Friers in London An reg 5. 1277 An reg 6. 1278 An reg 7. 1279 Iewes executed First halfepence and farthings round 1280 An reg 9. 1281 Bridges broken downe An reg 11 1282 Corne sold by waight The tonne in Cornhill The stocks market 1283 The Iewes sinagogues destroied An reg 12 1284 An reg 13. 1283 Knights Templars supprest Knights of the Rhods ordained Ducket hanged vp in Bow Church An reg 14. 1286 Faire at Boston spoiled An reg 15 Yarmouth Dâ—nwich Ipswich perished 1287 An reg 16. 1288 An reg 17. 1289 An reg 18 1290 An reg 19 1291 Iewes banished An reg 20 1292 An reg 21 Iohn Ballioll did homage for Scotland 1293 Queene deceased The Minoresse An reg 22 1294 An reg 23 1295 An reg 24 Castle of Beawmarish 1296 An reg 25. 1297 K. Edward won Barwicke An reg 2â— 1298 An reg 27. 1299 The Kingâ— pâ—llace burnt S Martins in the Vintry An reg 2â— Falle mony 1300 An reg 29. 1301 An reg 30 1302 An reg 31 1303
An reg 32. 1304 The Kings bench and exchequer returned An reg 33 Draw the staffe 1305 An reg 34 1306 Iohn Ewer An reg 35. Sea-coale forbidden to be burned neare London 1307 An reg 1. 1308 Pierce of Gaueston exiled An reg 2. 1309 An reg 3 1310 An reg 4. Templars condemned 1311 Pierce of Gauestone beheaded 1312 The Rhods won by the Christians An reg 6. 1313 Battaile at Streueling An reg 7. The French King burneth all his diseased All the Iewes in Germany burned 1314 Victuals prised An reg 8. 1315 A Tanners son claimed to be King An reg 9. Mortalitie of men Dogs flesh good meat Children were eaten Theeues deuoured one another 1316 Two Cardinals robbed An reg 10. Thieues like Friers New work of Paules 1317 Edward Bruce beheaded An reg 11. Barwicke betraied 1318 A murren of Kine Suburbs of Yorke burnt 1319 Herdsmen and women went towards Ierusalem An reg 13. 1320 The Barons in armour An reg 14. Spencer banished Iewes and leapers Poysoned waters 1321 Mortimer sent to the Tower Thomas Earle of Lancaster beheaded An reg 15 1322 An reg 16. 1323 An. reg 17. 1324 An reg 18 The Queen sent into 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 reg 19 1326 An reg 20. Qu. Isabell returned Bishop of Excester beheaded S. Iames. The Queen besieged Bristow Spencer the elder executed The King taken Spencer the yonger executed K. Edward the second deposed An reg 1. The Abbey of Bury spoiled 1327 Liberties confirmed An reg 2 1328 Peace with the Scots 1329 An reg 3 R. Mortimer executed An reg 4 1330 Blacke Prince borne S. Laurence Poultney An reg 5. 1331 Hospitall of Leicester An reg 6. 1332 An reg 7. 1333 Battell at Holidowne King Edward won Berwicke An. reg 8. 1334 K. of Scots did homage An reg 6. 1335 Great waters An reg 10 1336 A Duke sixe Earles created 1337 Priuiledge to Cloath-makers Admirable pestilence at Auignon in France A warning to all cities nations Sheepeheards and heards-men died in the fields so as there was none to say these sheep or kine are mine Goods of Monks confiscate An reg 1â— 1338 Armes of England Farnce ioyned An reg 13 1339 New Castle drowned An reg 14. 1340 Battell on the sea An reg 15. 1341 An reg 16. 2342 An reg 17. 1343 Florences of gold K. of Man Order of the Garter 1344 Chappell at windsor 24 poore Knights An reg 19 1345 Scots inuaded Westmerland Scots ouercome An reg 16 1346 K. Edward sailed into France K. Edward besieged Callice Scots inuaded Northumberland The King of Scots taken An reg 11. 1347 Calice won The misfortune of one Emperor foure Kings with other things worthy memory Strange haile The Vniuersitie of Iypsicke founded K. Edward chosen Emperour An reg 22. 1348 An reg 22 Charterhouse Church-yard Great pestilence An reg 23. 1349 A bloody procession An reg 24 A serpent with two heads 1350 Battell on the sea An reg 25. Groats and halfe groats An reg 26. 1351 An. reg 27. S. Stephens at Westminster 1353 Dry soÌ„mer An reg 28 1354 Wool-staple Westminster An reg 29. 1355 Dissension at Oxford An reg 30. 1356 French king taken An reg 31 1357 Iusts in Smithfield Almes houses K. of Scots released An reg 32 1358 An reg 33 K. Edward inuaded Burgundy 1359 Frenchmen arriued at Winchelsea An reg 34 1360 Peace with France Frenchking released An reg 35. 1362 Second mortâ—lity An reg 36. Subsidy of wooll 1363 An reg 37. Great wind â—reat frost An reg 38 1364 The French King dieth An reg 39 1365 An reg 40. Peter pence forbid 1366 An hospital at Kingston An reg 41. The bastard brother disheriteth the lawfull 1367 An reg 43. Third pestilence Dearth of torne 1396 A chest with three lockes and money to bee lent An reg 45. Great subsidie An reg 46 1372 An reg 17. 1374 An. reg 48. 1374 Petrarch Boccace An reg 49. 1375 An reg 50 1376 Adam Bury late Maior Richard Lions late shriue goldsmith Blacke Prince deceased An reg 51 1377 K. Edward deceased New Abby An reg 1. The towne of Rye spoiled 1378 The Prior of Lewis taken by Frenchmen Iohn Philpot his charitie 1379 2380 An reg 4 Winchelsea taken 1318 Great tax Commons rebelled Rebels entred London Sauoy S Iohns Highbury burnt Archbishop of Canterbury the Prior of S. Iohns and a Friar beheaded Flemings beheaded Essex men pacified The King senâ— to Wat Tiler Wat Tiler arested and slaine The Citizens of London deliuered the King The Kentish men pacified 1388 Picked shoes high heades and long tailed gownes which women riding aside vsed in England by customs Earthquake Iohn Bal. Iohn wraw An reg 6. A counterfeit phisitiaÌ„ punished Sturre against fishmongers An reg 7. 1383 1384 Iohn Northampton coÌ„demned An. reg 8. 1385 The King entred An reg 9. Earthquake 1386 An reg 10. 1387 Rochell wine taken An reg 11. The nobles rise against the King 1388 1389 1390 Variance at Oxford An reg 14 1391 An reg 14 A Brewer at the cocke in Cheape murthered A Dolphin came vp to London 1392 Liberties of London seised An reg 16 The King came to London 1363 An. reg 17. 1394 An reg 18 1395 An reg 19· 1396 An reg 20. Tamberlaine taketh Baiazeth rescueth Constantinople The City of Constantinople receiued that name of the Emperour Constantine the Great hee was crowned in the yeare of the world 4271 and in the yeare of our redemption 309 he raigned Emperour 31. yeares and died at 66. yeares of age but the Citty of Constantinople was of old time called Byzantium beareth for Armes in their Scutchion a crosse betweene 4. letters of B. signifying Bizantium the ancient name of that City 1397 Duke of Glocester murdered An reg 21. Westminster hall repaired 1398 An reg 22. The Duke of Hereford accused the Duke of Norfolke The two Dukes banished Duke of Lancaster deceased 1399 Great exactions Blanke Charters K. Richard sailed into Ireland An reg 23. K. Richard deposed An reg â— The blanck Charters burnt Conspiracy disclosed 1400 OweÌ„ Glendouerdew An reg 2. 1401 Sleeues of garments monstrous An reg 3 1402 CoÌ„nspiracy against king Henry A stout fryar executed Friars hanged Owen GleÌ„douerdew K. Henry went into Wales The first Duke of Millaine Ferrara Scots at Halidon hill An. reg 4. 1403 Battell at Shrewsbury Plimouth spoiled An reg 5. 1404 Frenchmen inuaded the Isle of Wight Dartmouth inuaded by the Frenchmen Owens for taken 1405 Archbishop of Yorke against King Henry An reg 7. 1406 The King of Scots son taken An reg 8. 1407 Great pestilence Rochester bridge new builded An reg 9. A great frost 1408 Earle of Northumberland the Lord Bardolph An reg 10 1409 Play at Skinners well An reg 12. 1410 The Kings son beaten An reg 12. Guild Hall in London builded 1411 An reg 13 1412 Fodringhai An reg 14. An reg 1 1413 Sir
Iohn Old-castle 1414 An reg 2 Men forsweare the land Mooregate first buâ—ced An reg 3 1415 Conspiracy K Henry sailed into Normandy Bâ—ttell of Agincourt The first impost vpon salt in France K. Henry returned An. reg 4. 1416 An reg 5. 1417 A fray in S. Dunstons Church An reg 6. 1418 W. Seuenoke Almes houses and free schole at Seuenoke An reg 7. 1419 Whittington colledg An reg 8. 1420 K. Henry made regent of France An reg 9. 1421 Religious houses â—uppressed A charitable Bishop Robert Chichely his charity The King of Englande seâ—le vsed â—n the Court of Chancery in Paris All this much more is very authentically recorded in the French Chronicles An reg 10 1422 Shine and Sion An reg 1. The French King died 1423 Subsidy of woole Newgate at London An. reg 2. K. of Scots released 1424 Battell as Vernell An reg 3. Strangers to be lodged with English hosts An reg 4. Debate betweene the Duke of Glocester and the Bishop of Winchester An reg 5 Wâ—rd dischâ—rged for fifteenes 1427 An reg 7. Duke of Norfolke escaped Murder quit with murder 1430 La Pucelle de Dieu An reg 9. Francis Sforce made Duke of Milaine 1431A commotion at Abington An reg 10. The King of England crowned in Paris 1432 An reg 11. 1433 An reg 12. 1432 An reg 13. Great frost An reg 14. An reg 15. Part of London bridge fell 1437 An Alderman of London Warden of Norwich An reg 16. 1438 An reg 17 Great wind Three men slaine Eighteene men slaine 1439 An reg 18 Strumpets work ray hoods Parliament at Reading Orders for strangers 1440 The postern of London sanke An reg 19 1441 A combate betweene 2 theeues Roger Bolingbrooke for necromancy Elianor Cobham apprehended An reg 29. A Witch burnt Elianor Cobham did penance Roger Bolinbrooke executed An reg 21. 1443 Citizens of Norwich against the Prior. An reg 22. 1444 An reg 25 Pauls steeple fired 1445 Queene Margaret An reg 24 Leaden hall in London builded 1436 An reg 25. The Duke of Glocester arested 1447 An reg 26. George Scanderbag alias Castriot 2448 An reg 27. Bishop of Chichester murdered Blewheard hanged 1450 Duke of Suffolke murthered Iack Cade rebelled Iacke Cade slaine Bishop of Salisbury murdered 1451 An reg 30. 1452 An reg 31. States created 1453 An reg 32 The Maior of London first rowed to Westminster 1454 An reg 33 1455 first battell in S. Albons An reg 34 1456 An reg 35 1457 Monstroufishes Prisoners of Newgate brake out An reg 36. 1458 the Queens Atturney slaine An reg 37. 1459 Printing first inuented Bloreheath field An reg 38 1460 Battell at Northampton Duke of Yorke claimed the Crowne An reg 39 The Duke of Yorke slaine The second battell in S. Albons Battell at Mortimers crosse The Earle of warwick fled from the King The King Queene fled to Yorke Edward Earle of March proclaimed King An reg 1. Walter Walker beheaded Battell on Palme Sunday K. Henry fled into Scotland 1462 Conquer wonne An reg 3 1463 An. reg 4. 1464 Battell at Exham K. Edward married Coine enhaunced Pestilence Seriants feast New coine An reg 5 1465 K. Henry the 6. taken An reg 7. An reg 8. 1468 Cordwainer streete discharged of fifteenes An reg 9. 1469 An reg 10 1470 K. Edward fled K Henry restored Sir Iohn Crosby Parliament at Pauls An reg 11. 1471 Barnetfield Battell at Tewksbury Thomas the bastard Knight Suburbs of Algate and Bishops fired King Henry the sixth Murthered An reg 12. 1472 The Earle of Oxford his Lady An reg 13. 1473 Strumpets punished An reg 14 1474 An reg 15. 1475 An reg 16 Agnes Daintie set on the pillory London wall repaired An reg 17 1477 T. Burdet beheaded An reg 18. 1478 An reg 19. 1479 Great Conduit Theeues hanged and burnt An reg 21. 1481 An reg 22. 1482 An reg 23. Creplegate builded 1483 K. Edward deceased An reg â— An reg 1 L Riuers others executed Duke of Buckingham conspired Fire at leaden Hall 1484 An reg 2. Three Shriues 3. Maiors in one yeare Collingborne apprehended 1415 An reg 3 M. Earle of Richmond ariued Battell at Bosworth An reg 1 Parson of S. Mildreds burnt Sweating sicknesse whereof died in London 2. Maiors and 4. Aldermen CoronatioÌ„ First Yeomen of the Guard Ioue to the King An reg 2. Wheate bay salt at a great price K. Henry married 1487 Stoke field by Francis Louel An reg 3 Prince Arthur 148â— Earle oâ— Northâ—mberland slane An reg 5. 1490 An reg 6. 1491 Henry the Kings son borne An reg 9. Conduit grace street Dearth of corne Stone bridge at Stratford vpon Anon. 1â—92 An reg 8. 1493 fray against the stilliard men K. Henry feasteth the Maior of London 1494 An reg 10 Salt and wheat at low price Wine cheape 1495 Perkin Warbecke An reg 11. 1496 Entercourse An reg 12. S. Anthonies in London A loane to the King 1497 Blackheath field Hailstones 18. inches An reg 13. Perkin besieged Excester Perkin brought to London 1498 An reg 14. Faigned Earle of Warwicke 1499 An reg 15 Wine salt and wheate cheape The Earle of warwick beheaded 1500 An reg 16. An reg 17. Maiors feasts in the Guilde hall Prince Arthur married 1502 Iames King of Scots Margaret the Kings daughter of England assured Dikes of London cleansed An reg 18. Kings chappell at westminster Queene Elizabeth died Kings of England brethren to the Marchant Tailors An reg 19 An aide to the King 1504 An reg 20. A new coin Prisoners brake out 1505 An reg 11. Conduit at Bishopsgate King of Castile landed 1506 An reg 22. Shriues Mâ—ior of London chosen by the Kings commandement Fire in Warwicke lane 1507 An reg 23. 1508 An reg 24 Aldermen of London put in sute Norwich burned 1509 Hospitall of Sauoy Sermons founded Henry the seuenth deceased An reg 1. The King married crowned 1510 Emson Dudley executed An. reg 2. 1511 An reg 3. 1512 An reg 4. Paules Schoole Bow steple builded 1513 An reg 5 Turwin Turney won Scots field at bramston called Floden field 1514 An reg 6. All fields laid open about London Richard Hunne hanged 1515 An reg 7. Duke of Suffâ—lke mâ—â—â—ed Lady Mary the Kings daughter 1516 An reg 8. Queene of Scots fled Great frost 1517 An reg 9. This was called the ill May day many years after Queene of Scots returned 1518 Sweating sicknesse An reg 10 1519 An reg 11. Cardinall Campaius 1520 An reg 12. King Henry went to Calice 1521 An reg 13 The King made defender of the Faith Alms houses by the Crotchet Friars Frenchmen attached 1522 An reg 14 The Emperour came to London The Turks tooke the Rhodes 1523 Parliament at the black Friars An reg 15 The King of Denmark arriued Conspiracy at Couentry 1524 An reg 16. 1525 Priories suppressed Greenwich to wer
Cardinall Poole came to Paules Prince of Peiemount Prince of Orenge Ioh. Rogers burnt The King of Spaines treasure 1555. Earle of Deuonshire deliuered Vse of Coaches first in England W. Flower burnt at Westminster A Millars sonne fained to be King Edward the sixth Bradford burnt An reg 3. Monstrous fish Great land waters Ridley and Latimer First fruits and tenths restored to the Clergy D. Gardiner deceased The miller sonne faining to be King Edward D. Cranmer burnt 1556 Newgate a fire Conspiracy Throgmorton and others executed Sands hanged Thirteene burnt at Stradford An reg 4. The Maiors sword put downe Conspirators executed A great burning feauer whereof 7. Aldermen died in London Rose pence supprest A false accuser well marked Note this example A warning for Gaolers Gun shot into the Court. The very like chanced in Qu. Elizâ—beâ—hs time Ambassadour from Moscouy A president of speciall Iustice A blazing starre K. Phillip returned into England 1557 A practise of rebellion T. Stafford beheaded Wars with France Englishmen sent to Saint Quintans Anne of Cleaue dead An. reg 5. S. Quintaines taken Dearth and plentie Calice lost by the Englishmen 1558 An reg 6. A wondrous strange tempest The last yeares violent feauers continued still Queene Mary dieth An. reg 1. Q. Elizabeth proclaimed The Clergy attend the Queene at highgate coronation A Parliament A disputatioÌ„ The masse suppressed and the seruice in English Supremacy Bishops deposed All Monkes and monasteries suppressed All roods images pulled downe Obsequies for the French King The Duke of Norffolk An reg 2. 1559 The Lord Gray besiegeth Leeth English Commissioners betweene the French and Scots All base mony suppressed An reg 3. 1561 Marchant-tailors schoole False Propheâ—s Paules steeple burned Shriues Maior Free schoole at Bedford An reg 4. Monstrons births 1562 A monstrous child birth Going to Newhauen An reg 5. Tempest at Leicester 1563 Pestilence in 108. Parishes in London besides 11. in the subburbs Tempest at London Earthquake The Maior taketh his oath at the Tower An reg 6. Lightning and thunder Tearme kept at Hertford 1564 The Qu progresse through Cambridg A good deuice Great floods in the thames Obsequio for Ferdinando Emperor Fiery impressions An reg 7. The thames frozen ouer Ows bridge born down H Stuart married the Queene of Scots 1565 Tempests at Chelsford Margraue Marques of Baden Muster of horsemen The Maior of London his sword seised An. reg 8. The 17. of Nouember Pauls gate blowen open 1596 The Marques of Baden returneth The â—urse in Cornehill The Queen progresse to Oxford An. reg 9. Shriues Maior King Iames borne King of Scots murdered 7. AldermeÌ„ deceased in London Ossestry burnt Milnall in Suffolke burnt Shan Onele discomfited Shan Onele slaine Watch at Midsomer Coronation in Scotland An reg 10 Hay sold by waight Ships sent to the sea against the subiects of K. Phillip 1568 Great windes Queene of Shots arriued in England Archbishop of Yorke deceased Monstrous fishes New Conduit at walbrooke An reg 11 The Burse for meeting of Marchants 1569 Muster of Pentioners A Lottery at London Embassador from Muscouy Terme adiourned No Maiors feast An reg 12. The Earles of NorthuÌ„berland Westmerland proclaimed traitors Earle of Sussex Lieutenant generall against the Earles Earle of Warwicke sent against the rebels The Earle of NorthuÌ„berland and Westmerland 1570 A caueat for Constables Rebels exâ—â—uted Traitors executed The Earle of Sussex made iourney into Scotland Sir I. Foster with a garison entred Scotland The Lord Scrope entred Scotland Rebels executed at Barwicke The Nortons executed Hamleton in Scotland yeelde Conspiracy in Norfolke Duke of Norffolke remoued Felton executed A iourney into Scotland High waters An reg 13. Royall Exchange A strange kinde of earth remoued 1571 Parliament Doctor story executed A combat appointed at Tuthill Tee quarrell of combat staied A woman burnt Duke of Norffolke sent to the Tower B. of Salisbury deceased Shrieues Maior The christiaÌ„ victory against the Turks The battel of LepaÌ„to Anno reg 14. S.W. Peters deceased Duke of Norffolke araigned A proclamation 1572. Souldiers trained A shew at Greenwich The massacre in France Duke of Norf. beheaded French Embassadour Earle of Northumberland beheaded EnlishmeÌ„ sent to Ireland Shriues Maior An. reg 15 A strange starre The Earle of Darby deceased An. reg 15 The narrow sea scoured Pirats on the West seas Pirats executed 1573. G. SaÌ„ders murdered G. Brown Anne SaÌ„ders Anne Drury trusty Roger hanged A. Browne hanged at Yorke Edenborough castle yeelded to the English Haile in NorthaÌ„ptonshire Thomas Woodhouse The Earle of Essex sailed into Ireland Earle of Essex Generall of Vlster Shrieues Maior An. reg 16 A monstrous fish Obsequie for the K. of France A Ladde drowned in a channell in London No Maiors feast Terme adiourned Two tides in one houre Fiery impressions maruailous An. reg 17 Flies in February the number straÌ„ge Earthquake 1575. Anabaptists at Pauls crosse Archbishop of Canterbury deceased Anabaptists banished Family of Loue. Anabaptists burnt Thunder and haile Four children at a burden Shrieues Maior An. reg 18 God punisheth periury Archbish elected Tiltboat drowned 1576. Frobishers first voyage for the discouery of Cathay Earle of Essex deceased Shrieues Maior An. reg 19 Patricke Brunton ouerturned 1577. Charitable acts of M. Lamb. Holborne conduite builded A Free schoole and almes houses at Sutton in Kent A Second voyage toward Cathay Worth the reading Strange sudden sicknes at Oxford Tempest in Norff. The tower vpon LondoÌ„ Bridge new builded with timber Shrieues Maior Sir Thom. Ramseyes gift is of 243 l. the yeare to Christs Hospitall A blazing Starre An. reg 20 Sergeants feast A warning to Coniurers Nelson executed 1578. Frobishersthird voyage Shrieues Maior An. reg 21 Cassimere receiued Deepe snow upon a sudden Greatland waters Lord Keeper deceased 1579 Lord chaÌ„cellor An heretick burnt at Norwich A locke key weighed but one wheat corne Great art and labor to very small purpose The traiterous fact of Thomas Apple-tree Iohn Fox deliuered 269 Christians out of the Turkes hands Great water floods Shrieues Maior An. reg 22 Sir Thomas Gresham deceased 1580 Earth quake generall Strange haile A monstrous child Souldiers transported into Ireland child moÌ„strous Shrieues Blasing Starre Sergeants feast Maior An. reg 23 Strange speeches of a child Against Iesuites massing priests ParliameÌ„t at Westminster Iusting at Westminster Mice deuoured grasse Francis Drake knighted· 1581 Banqueting house at Westminster Ambassadors out of France Iousting tourneying and barriars Crosse in Cheap defaced Two men of strange stature Prisoners arraigned for not coÌ„ming to Church Shriues Maior Monsieur Duke of Anioue came into EnglaÌ„d An. reg 24. Campion others executed Monsieur returneth and is honourably conuaied toward the sea Duke of Anioue receiued into Zeland Duke of Anioue created Duke of Brabant c. 1581. Paine executed at Chelmsford The Conduit in Fleetstreet newly built A blasing starre 7. Priests executed at Tiburn Lord Wilowby